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Thriller still thrills, though the plot now feels a bit aged
Single White Female is a pretty decent early 90s horror-thriller. Although most of the action and dialogue seems kind of cheesy now, I'm sure it was surprising and intriguing at the time. <
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>Jennifer Jason Leigh really creates a psychologically frightening character that definitely increases the scare factor of the situation overall. Her character is scary to think about and very well developed in her portrayal of psychoses. <
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>The amount of nudity and sexuality involved in this movie is kind of amazing. Every 10 minutes either Jennifer Jason Leigh or Bridget Fonda is getting out of the shower and walking naked across the apartment, or there's an extended sex scene between Bridget Fonda and her fiance. We can either say that the premise of stolen identity crosses into the most secure areas of our lives, like our sexuality, and that we are naked before these terrors... or we could just say that sex sells thrillers when plots are lacking. <
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>Either way, Single White Female is obviously from the 90s and the clothing is the most obvious reminder of that, although Fonda's haircut is a dead giveaway too. <
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>The DVD doesn't have any special features, except for a theatrical trailer, so that's kind of disappointing. But it helps remind you of the early 90s. Remember when VHS just had the movie on it and that's it? Yeah, that's back when films like Single White Female were coming out.

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Me And My Shadow...
Bridget Fonda is Allie, a woman who must take in a roommate after her boyfriend (Steven Weber) betrays her. Enter Heddy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who answers Allie's ad and moves right in. All is well until Allie's boyfriend creeps back into the picture, filling Heddy w/ a growing paranoia and dread, which eventually sends her reeling into full psychotic mode. You see, Heddy's a bit off. She has never gotten over the loss of her identical twin sister, and has spent her entire life drifting from one person to another, looking for someone to be attached to. Poor Allie is the latest target of Heddy's twisted affections! Soon, no one is safe, as Heddy digs herself deeper into Allie's life. Deaths ensue and Allie must face Heddy in a desperate fight for survival. SWF is one of the great horror / thrillers of the late 80s / 90s. It's right up there w/ FATAL ATTRACTION and THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE. Highly recommended...

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Cheesy, unbelievable, and a bit out there...
All in all, the movie isn't bad if you like things that are supposed to be a bit scary, but really just end up being kind of silly. The premise is that Allie needs a roommate, and she runs across Hedy, who seems the perfect roommate, until she starts trying to take over Allie's life by nearly assuming her identity. Later, we discover that Hedy isn't exactly who she has claimed to be, and apparently has had some interesting experiences in her life, in and out of psych hospitals because of the death of her twin sister, for which she feels responsible (and probably is). <
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>Hedy ends up killing everyone in Allie's life, including a dog, except, of course, Allison - so there's your happy ending, Allison lives, but everyone else dies. <
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>It's cheesy. It's over the top. It's totally unbelievable, and yet, it is a bit of a suspenseful film, and not a total waste of time to watch.