Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory convinces her husband, Clay, to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale. After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.
Linda Fiorentino Bill Pullman Michael Raysses Zack Phifer Peter Berg Brien Varady Dean Norris Donna W. Scott Mik Scriba J.T. Walsh Erik-Anders Nilsson Patricia R. Caprio Herb Mitchell Bill Nunn Renee Rogers Bill Stevenson Walter Addison Anne Flanagan Mike Lisenco Serena Michelle Davison Jack Shearer
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It’s fun to watch this movie and every so often think “hey that guy onscreen went on to direct Battleship”
John Dahl's The Last Seduction is an excellent neo-noir erotic thriller, told from the femme fatale’s perspective. Such a clever, darkly-funny and under-discussed movie. Linda Fiorentino gives an astonishing performance, as one of cinema's most memorable femme fatales. Such a shame Fiorentina disappeared off the scene. Bill Pullman gives a brilliantly sleazy performance, wish he had more screen time in the film.
This & Body Heat would make for a great double bill.
So the world wants to know; what in the hell happened to Linda Fiorentino? Did she just give up acting? Did Hollywood not know what to do with her? Or is it just Kevin Smith's fault? After starring in Men In Black her output steadily decreased, making seven films in the next 12 years before stopping. No announcement or scandal, just dead silence. Not only is it a little strange but also a real shame.
The Last Seduction is Fiorentino's film from top to bottom and it takes a matter of minutes to be introduced to the cold heart of her character Bridget. There's no packing of suitcases or scooping up of carefully hidden items whilst her husband jumps in…
There are only three basic narratives in drama: Linda Fiorentino vs. man, Bill Pullman vs. nature, and Peter Berg vs. himself. Discussed on Episode 17 of The Suspense is Killing Us.
Linda Fiorentino, for this role as a sexual-style sociopath and most evil woman ever, you are my Letterboxd Baddie of the Month!
"You're an idiot"
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) takes a big score from her shady, illegal drug prescription selling husband Clay (Bill Pullman) and splits. Going by the alias Wendy Krom, she hides out in a small town where she meets Mike (Peter Berg), an easily manipulated doofus she can use as a pawn in her plans. With the walls closing in on her as Clay tracks her down, Bridget is always a step or two ahead and Mike finds himself in way over his head.
Joseph Vitarelli turns in a jazzy, light score that infuses the film with a jaunty energy that contrasts with the dark material in a wonderful way. All three leads nail their roles. Pullman is a…
Quintessential ‘90s Neo-Noir
What makes for a memorable noir? It all starts and ends with the femme fatale. This seductive seductresses usually is very bad news for a naive bloke who thinks more with his little head than his big one. She literally charms the pants off him and more times than not, she is the direct cause of him committing a sin that lands him in deep hot water. Linda Fiorentino is the femme fatale in John Dahl’s The Last Seduction. And let me tell you something, she’s one of the most fatal of them all.
Fiorentino oozes empowerment and sex. She’s in total control of her body and her actions. Everything happens because she wants it to. She’s…
I can't help bit feel like the film industry has failed Linda Fiorentino in some way.
Her career has been a stop-start one where on four different occasions she has been given roles and given performances where it has looked as though she's going to deservedly hit the big time - only for it to never quite happen. The follow-ups to The Last Seduction were the most disappointing period of her career though.
The bright sparks out there, after seeing her sex-charged and sultry performance here, decided that bunging more such roles her way would be a fine idea - and as such she ended up following the most notable role of her career with Bodily Harm and Jade. It…
"Could you leave? Please?"
"Well, I haven't finished charming you yet."
"You haven't started!"
"Give me a chance."
(Warning: spoilers ahead, including the ending.)
In the words of Kristen Yoonsoo Kim: "rude and sexy and problematic — a '90s erotic thriller, alright!"
John Dahl's The Last Seduction is a lot of fun for a neo-noir, at least until the third act when it's not. As I think practically every person with a pulse would agree, Linda Fiorentino absolutely owns the film from start to finish as its femme fatale, Bridget/Wendy, an Ava Gardner for the 90s with her lacquered locks and cool resolve. This is a world in which a fortune can be made off of the black market for…
Directed by John Dahl, and starring Linda Fiorentino and Peter Berg, The Last Seduction is a solid mid-nineties erotic thriller in the vein of Basic Instinct with some solid central performances. There was even an amount of legal animosity between the production company (ITC Entertainment) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over Fiorentino's performance after critics talked of her being worthy of an Oscar nomination but ultimately deemed ineligible by the Academy because of their regulations. It sports a tight script written by Steve Barancik, which includes some marvellous dialogue, and the layer of atmosphere that the musical score from Joseph Vitarelli adds is favourable.
