Wild Things
March 1998
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Stephen Hunter
The movie is as tawdry as someone else's lingerie, yet not without a certain prurient watchability.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
What I'm supposed to find 'satisfying' is predicated on the idea that almost everyone in the world is trash.
Desson Thomson
They're not calling it Wild Things for nothing.
Leonard Klady
Sly, torrid and original, pic is certain to shake up an otherwise complacent marketplace.
Tom Nawrocki
[It's got] Neve Campbell and Denise Richards making out, all the plot twists and double-crossing of a James Ellroy novel, Neve Campbell and Denise Richards having a catfight in a swimming pool and Bill Murray as a sleazy neck-brace-wearing lawyer.
This is one of those puzzle movies that's quite intriguing while it's feigning superficiality -- and truly funny when Bill Murray is around -- but really dumb once it thinks it's being smart.
Critic reviews
Stephen Hunter
The movie is as tawdry as someone else's lingerie, yet not without a certain prurient watchability.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
What I'm supposed to find 'satisfying' is predicated on the idea that almost everyone in the world is trash.
Leonard Klady
Sly, torrid and original, pic is certain to shake up an otherwise complacent marketplace.
Tom Nawrocki
[It's got] Neve Campbell and Denise Richards making out, all the plot twists and double-crossing of a James Ellroy novel, Neve Campbell and Denise Richards having a catfight in a swimming pool and Bill Murray as a sleazy neck-brace-wearing lawyer.
This is one of those puzzle movies that's quite intriguing while it's feigning superficiality -- and truly funny when Bill Murray is around -- but really dumb once it thinks it's being smart.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Kevin Bacon, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Bill Murray, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell |
Producers | Steven A. Jones |
Director | John McNaughton |
Writers | Stephen Peters |
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Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
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Run time
108 minutes
Rating
R
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