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| Dressed to Kill | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $7.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 25654
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 105 minutes
ASIN: B000IZ2YH4
Theatrical Release Date: July 24, 1980
Release Date: November 20, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Sleazy, But Very Entertaining: Nice Widescreen DVD April 30, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A great suspense movie with terrific slow camera-work adding to the dramatics makes this a treat to watch and enjoy. Director-writer Brian de Palma does a super Hitchcock-imitation (many called it a "ripoff") with this film and the 2.35:1 widescreen DVD is a must to fully appreciate the camera-work (and several scenes with people hiding on each side which are lost on formatted-for-TV tapes).
The downside of the movie, at least to anyone that has some kind of moral standard, is the general sleaziness of all the characters, including the policeman played by a pre-NYPD Dennis Franz (who has hair here!).
The opening scene is still shocking with a fairly long shower scene of Angie Dickinson that is quite explicit, even 25 years after its release. The film has several erotic scenes in it as Dickinson (if that is really her on the closeups) and Nancy Allen are not shy about showing their bodies.
There is not much dialog in the first 20 minutes and no bad language until Franz enters the picture after the murder. The first 36 minutes are riveting and even though it's apparent who the killer is, it's still very good suspense and fun to watch all the way through, particularly for males ogling the naked women.
 PORNO April 22, 2006
4 out of 16 found this review helpful
I think this movie was HORRIBLE, and its WAY TOO risque for the 80's and even for now. We were intending to watch a thriller, but got to see naked women in the shower which is very inappropriate for my little eyes. Even our dog was shocked. BAD MOVIE -0 stars in my book and i am a movie critic
-Sarah Jessica Waterman
 Don't make me be a bad girl again! April 18, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
There is certainly something very dark and twisted about this movie. I appreciate the fact that it doesn't need to resort to gore in order to leave you feeling disturbed. Seeing Michael Caine in a dress and wig will do the trick, no question...
I found Nancy Allen's acting to be shotty - coming off terribly trite in this performance. Caine and Angie Dickinson turn in solid performances. Acting aside, though, the story is twisted and entertaining and there are some images in this film that will chill you.
He doesn't make them like this anymore.... March 11, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dressed to Kill is Brian DePalma's attempt to give audiences whiplash,it's basically an exercise in style and trickery.The first half is undeniably great with some of the best scenes DePalma has ever created.A sexually frustrated Angie Dickinson tracks an attractive mysterious stranger through a musuem in the film's best sequence(Shortened on T.V.).In this long wordless cat and mouse sequence her search through the museum is accompanied by Pino Donaggio's music that mirrors her rising anxiety.It is one of the best combinations of music and film ever made.A little later on is a terrific harrowing elevator death scene that's DePalma's equivalent to Hitchcock's shower scene in Psycho.Unfortunately the film can't match these 2 scenes as it goes on.There's a routine investigation conducted by the son and a hooker former DePalma wife Nancy Allen(Whose mom used to reportedly complain "Why can't Brian get you any nice roles?")and the movie ends with a dirty trick that's a cheat.Dressed to Kill may turn silly in the 2nd half but it has enough moments of stylish brillance throughout to make it a lot of fun.Just don't expect a lot of substance...
A Classic Thriller. February 21, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was the peak of director Brian DePalma's career, I don't think he's done anything this good since. Great cinematography. This film can truly only be appreciated in widescreen. The first time I saw this was as a kid, but it really scared me. Still is a freaky story. If you like thrillers from this era, it's worth the money. Well acted, great plot twists, good creepy music. This and "Carrie" are Brian DePalma's best films.
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