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The Last Seduction (1994)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
7/11
7/11:
The Last Seduction is a dumb, dumb, dumb movie.
I just knew it was going to be terrible within the first fifteen minutes. The film manages to pull out all possible
tricks in the book while trying to look good.
I hate that kind of manipulation Bridget was putting on Mike. I don't believe it for a bit. If teenagers were used instead,
then sure...the premise would be more acceptable. Then again,
Body Heat had already been made but with adults. Speaking
of low intelligence, there are many instances such as:
One, private detectives aren't that stupid to begin with. They tend to be former cops.
Two, no private detective is willing to eat or drink anything that's offered by the person he's assigned to follow.
Three, if there are blown tires, fine. Just get the name of the cab company and the taxi number. Hire another shadow to follow
her. Even a private detective will make a mistake or two on the job.
Four, no private detective is stupid to show his penis just to prove a point. I mean, what the hell for?
Five, if Mike had a traumatic episode with a transsexual, then fine. Go back to his roots and regain trust with whoever he's
familiar with. A good start is Stacy the good-looking tanned blonde.
Six, if Mike has friends, what happened to them during the rest of the film?
Seven, no respectable insurance company will allow anyone to work under an alias to avoid a social security check.
Seven, the lawyer disappeared?
Eight, if Clay knew where his wife was, why didn't he go to Beston and start trouble for her?
Nine, out of all words, Clay decide to focus on New York which is a clever way to find out Bridget's alias. If he's that
smart, then how come he's stupid?
Ten, if Wendy is going to make references to Double Indemnity, will that ruin the film?
Eleven, Mike, as a claim adjustor with a wealth of experience, would've been prepared for what was going to happen.
Twelve, having sex at the front of the bar entrance without being seen, yeah, it'll work...not.
To drive the point further as the final nail in the coffin, one reviewer said: "But Mike has really got her (Bridget) beat in
the lack-of-brains department. He first meets her in a bar, where she tries to blow him off. But he persists. Why? She's a
skinny, flat-chested, coarse-voiced shrew. A really good-looking guy like that could surely get a nicer, better-looking woman,
but he wants Bridget, for no obvious reason. When they do start their (purely physical) 'relationship,' he gets distressed
that she's so cold and distant. She's emotionally unavailable, but he keeps pursuing, for no other reason than furthering the
mundane plot. He should have gotten out when he had the chance; when the finale arrives, we're not sure whether we pity him
or whether we're annoyed by him."
All in all, Body Heat is the preferred choice over The Last Seduction because it's a believable film with a
believable plot and believable performances from a believable cast.