A creepy-crawly psychological thriller, SWEET MURDER boasts no big-name cast but delivers a full measure of nasty surprises and goosebumps. Much less contrived than the bigger-budgeted SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, SWEET MURDER will make prospective roommate-hunters gladly settle for solitary
confinement.
Beginning with an unsettling pre-credits flashback, in which incestuous child abuse establishes the central character's adult motivation, SWEET MURDER suggests that a crippled childhood guarantees a half-lived adulthood. Jobless and friendless, drab Lisa (Helene Udy) eagerly welcomes new tenant
Laurie Shannon (Embeth Davidtz), who quickly befriends her wallflower roo...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
101 mins