Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Mortal Passions (1989)

A rather lazy thriller that even a bit of erotic action can't set to life.

Emily (Krista Errickson) is cheating on her rather laid-back husband Todd (Zach Galligan) with the rather hilariously named Darcy (Luca Bercovici). She plots to get Darcy to kill Todd so she can get her hands on his inheritance. The arrival of Todd's big brother Burke (Michael Bowen) throws a spanner in the works, especially when he kills Darcy! Emily then uses her seductive powers (which are pretty hot to be fair) to try and get Burke to do the dirty for her. Meanwhile, Adele (Sheila Kelley) turns up looking for Darcy, she and Todd begin to uncover Emily's plot...

An average thriller that doesn't get out of first gear, the story plods along interspersed with a little violence and sex. David Warner adds a little class as a psychologist but the rest of the acting is fairly risible. It isn't brilliant by any means though is reasonably watchable.