Requiem for Murder

I loved this film, the music from Milan Kymlicka is remarkable, so sweet and delectable. At my great surprise the sound-track that is excellent is not available. The subject of the film is interesting, actual and very romantic. The moral of the film is to show that love is essential in everyone life.

This movie had me baffled, but it wasn't necessarily the plot. Fine that they lead you to suspect various characters as the murderer. Fine that yet again a cop falls in love with his investigative subject. That's all been done before, and this time it's to a classical movie soundtrack. What threw me was the setting. The cars seemed too old & frumpy (even for cops) for it to be a recent movie and the clothes didn't provide any major clues. I figured it was 5 to 8 years old - and was shocked to find it a recent release! Worse yet, it's always dark and usually rainy regardless of the time of day. This is supposed to be Philadelphia, not Seattle, but even the city looks wrong. For one thing, the skyline is missing the major skyscrapers built over a decade ago - did they recycle old footage and film this thing on a lot somewhere? Entryways and security systems, the radio station, and even the restaurant all seem dated, giving this movie a rather clunky feel. Worse yet, the pacing is slow & plodding, the plot never really that surprising, and the characters painfully stereotyped. Furthermore, all the suspects look and dress alike. Was there a sale on brown haired guys with floppy haircuts? And could the detective please shave once in a while? What were they thinking with this movie? The whole project feels like it sat on a shelf for a decade like a bottle of dusty wine. Molly Ringwald looks good and the classical music sounds good, but that's about all the niceties I have to offer about this film.

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

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.