Analisi di un assassino

Adrian Cross (Lance Henriksen) is a rich businessman who likes the night life and the young women that go along with that scene. Needless to say some are attracted to him. His money, attitude, rugged looks perhaps? No doubt. So when one turns up brutally murdered after a night-cap with Cross, he's held by the police as they try to put something together. Enter Dr. Hanna Carras (Joan Severance) as the police psychiatrist who studies him trying to get inside his mind.

See Cross is more than just a stereotypical rich man. His entire mind, body and soul spews charm in a not so everyday manner. He's got this forward way of talking. He tells it less than subtle sometimes, but the words always come out the same way. Sexy, tad provocative and biting, but is he the killer and is Carras slowly falling for him?

If you see your share of movies then the setup employed is typical, but the atmosphere is fine and Henriksen carries the movie away with ease so Lance Henriksen fans take note. It's unfortunate however that the movie is damaged by the third act where things add up too easily and the conclusion is reached very quickly. There's a nice touch at the end, but for some it might be hard getting over the fact that this comes off as just another direct-to-video erotic thriller and therefore not worth seeing.

In the end, I felt it was decent especially being a Henriksen fan. Having seen similar entries of the same type, I think you could do a lot worse than Profile For Murder.

I really liked this movie. Lance Henriksen and Joan Severance both give compelling performances. Lance H. has a unique ability to combine mystery, menace, sensitivity and sexuality in the role of Adrian Cross. I find his rugged sensuality quite appealing. Beautiful photography.

. . . The only flaw was that Lance Henriksen was too old for the character he played, or that Jeff Wincott was too young for his character. You would find out what I mean when the ending arrives. I liked the Seattle area where this movie took place. Lance Henriksen's acting was very good--Joan Severance, too, who was looking fine as always, especially in that bathtub, doing her own version of a masturbating routine: if I remember right, ala Sharon Stone from 'Sliver.' This, and other Joan Severance movies need to be put on DVD!

I feel that Joan Severance (Dr. Hanna Carras in the film) is good in any film she plays in. This movie goes right to the top of my line, as a great movie.

The sex scenes are so, so, nothing hard core. The hot masturbation seen that Joan Sererance puts on is a must see.

A ten star movie in my book.

This is a good movie except for some of the details. The leading man is a little on the elderly side for the character he plays. He is supposed to be an investment banker. He wears an earring (to make him look younger?). Watching him taking Viagra would have been more convincing. Nevertheless, even with those handicaps, he delivers a credible character. The ME looks like a homeless man that believes that he is funny. The district attorney has a much self-control as a hungry coyote (A real one, not Peter). The leading character high power attorney acts more like Don Knotts than Perry Mason. The police department consists of two detectives with no forensic personnel. No wonder the Joan Severance character thinks she can do better detecting. The detectives look over the suspects appartment mostly out of curiosity. They never perform any kind of a search. It never occurs to them to search the suspects boat. The end is literally incredible. Other than these, the movie is not too bad.