Requiem for Murder

As thrillers go this one is rather run-of-the-mill, no worse than some, not as good as many. How you feel about a film like this depends in part on your disposition to its stars. I like Molly Ringwald, so I ended up liking this movie a little more than I probably would have otherwise.

Molly plays a DJ at a big-city classical music station. She has an admirer who sends her flowers there anonymously. That wouldn't be so bad, but he also has the nasty habit of poisoning people while his favorite DJ is playing music on the radio in the background. Since it looks like the killer might be coming after her, a police detective is watching out for her safety and wouldn't you know it, begins to fall for her.

Ringwald has that modulated, dulcet delivery of a classical music DJ down pretty good. This film is not nearly as enjoyable as some of those she made as John Hughes' leading young lady back in the 1980's, but it is more likeable than some of the other "adult" roles she had after that. Still, it's not particularly special or original, and only those who watch a lot of thrillers or are big fans of Ms. Ringwald will particularly want to see it.

Okay, for the sake of full disclosure: I've been a Molly Ringwald fan ever since SIXTEEN CANDLES and THE BREAKFAST CLUB. There. I said it, and I'm unashamed!

REQUIEM FOR MURDER has Ms. Ringwald as Anne Winslow, a DJ for a classical music station in Philadelphia. Unbeknownst to her, someone is killing people while listening to her show. Police feel that Anne could be in grave danger herself.

Filled to bursting with possible suspects and boatloads of red herrings, REQUIEM holds its own as a murder mystery / thriller.

Obviously, Ms. Ringwald is stellar!

The finale, complete with 1812 Overture accompaniment, is magnificent!...

I thought this was a tv movie, but someone in the reviews said it was a feature film. Idk. But it's the quality of a tv movie. It was slow paced and boring. Molly's character isn't very likeable, but every guy in this movie is head over heels for her. They have a lot of suspects, but the ending is disappointing and quick. It was funny seeing that Alastair from Supernatural was the detective. Other than Molly, I didn't know any actors in this. If you think of this as a tv movie, like I thought it was, it's the quality you get with those. It's not horrible, but nothing very exciting ever happens. If you like classical music, you'll like the soundtrack.

Always enjoyed the acting of Molly Ringwald, so I decided to watch this film on TV and found it very mysterious with Molly Ringwald, (Anne Winslow), "In The Weeds" playing the role of a Classical Music DJ. The film reminded me of the Clint Eastwood Film, "Play Misty", however, this story had a different twist that involved young women who were being murdered by drinking a glass of wine. Christopher Heyerdahl,(Detective Lou Heinz) comes to the aid of Anne Winslow and begins to start falling in love with her and introduces her to his favorite music and night clubs. There are many creepy characters who work with Anne at her Radio Station and the station begins to get full of roses which the killer keeps sending to Anne. If it were not for Molly Ringwald playing in this film, I would never have watch it. Try to Enjoy

One of the cardinal rules for a murder mystery is that you don't introduce the murderer near the end of the movie or novel without having introduced him previously. That's what this movie does and it leaves the viewer entirely frustrated. Shame on the director who makes this movie deserve a minus 5 rating. In any case the heroine, played by Molly Ringwald, evinces no sympathy and the viewer winds up not caring what happens to her. Any emotion in this movie is displayed by the killer who is introduced as a new character in the last five minutes of the movie. His acting ability is displayed like the actors of the silent movie era where the back of the hand is thrown up to the forehead in despair. This movie deserves to be locked away in the annals of movie-making dreck.