Single White Female 2: The Psycho is a 2005 American direct-to-video psychological thriller film and a sequel to the 1992 film Single White Female. Directed by Keith Samples, it stars Kristen Miller, Allison Lange and Brooke Burns. It was universally panned by critics.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Directed by | Keith Samples |
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| Produced by | Marc Bienstock |
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| Cinematography | Thomas M. Harting |
| Edited by | Peter Devaney Flanagan |
| Music by | Steven Stern |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn New York, PR colleagues and roommates Holly Parker and Jan Lambert are disputing a promotion in their agency. The unethical Jan deceives Holly and sends her to Chicago. Meanwhile, she seduces Holly's boyfriend David Kray, in the opening of a fancy restaurant he owns, and they have a one-night stand. When Holly arrives back home, she finds out David cheated on her with Jan, and decides to move into a new apartment. She schedules a meeting with the needy Tess Kositch and they become roommates and friends. When Tess cuts and dyes her hair identical to Holly's, she sees that her new roommate is obsessed with her. When Holly follows Tess to an underground nightclub called "Sin", she realizes that the girl is deranged. But Tess wants to be her friend and put Holly out of her misery by eliminating her former bad friends.
Cast
edit- Kristen Miller as Holly Parker
- Allison Lange as Tess Kositch
- Brooke Burns as Jan Lambert
- Todd Babcock as David Kray
- Francois Giroday as Leonard Ripken
- Tracey McCall as Lacey
- Rif Hutton as Detective Rousch
- Kyme as Doctor
- James Madio as Sam
- Gary Riotto as Wade
Critical response
editCritical reception for Single White Female 2 has been predominantly negative.[1][2] David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews panned the movie heavily and described it as "bad, incompetently made and with virtually no redeeming qualities."[3] DVD Talk was also heavily critical of all aspects of the film, especially its title, and commented "Single White Female 2: The Psycho? Is that the title? Did I miss something? In the original Single White Female, did Jennifer Jason Leigh not play a psycho? Or maybe there was a Single White Female 1.5 in which all the pretty roommates did nothing but drink tea and give each other perms."[4] DVD Verdict also panned the film and advised any potential viewers to avoid the movie as it was "the original movie minus all of the good stuff".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Single White Female 2: The Psycho". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Single White Female 2: the Psycho (review)". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ a b David Nusair (2005-11-06). "Single White Female 2: The Psycho". Reel Film Reviews. Archived from the original on 2006-05-12.
Likewise, Single White Female 2 is jam-packed with the sort of elements one might expect out of a '70s exploitation flick - minus the sex and violence (the film is shockingly tame in regards to both).
- ^ a b Weinberg, Scott (October 12, 2005). "Single White Female 2: The Psycho". DVDtalk.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Hattaway, Mitchell (21 October 2005). "Single White Female 2: The Psycho (Review)". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
