The last time I watched this I had thought the film was only 54 minutes in length, a typical runtime for a Donald Farmer joint. Then I realized the DVD had a glitch in its time display and the film was actually 90+ minutes long, a typical runtime for anyone else but a possible slog for a director like Farmer. Stupefied because I thought I had already gotten to the climax, I peaced out and gave Vicious Kiss its 2½ star rating. Tonight I return to give it a fair go...
B-movie queen Monique Parent plays an unhinged rich widow who, after discovering the spitting image of her cheating late husband, aims to dominate his life to get her marriage back.
...the remaining half hour is worth committing to, I'm glad to say. Cold-blooded murder, neon-drenched sex, dry hump rape, fist fighting, dog attacks, and an exploding motorcycle crash, to mention a few surprise moments during the back end you'd be remiss to skip. No cannibals or vampires or hacksaws, but I'll still bump it up a star.
