Curdled

R 5.9
1996 1 hr 28 min Comedy , Thriller , Crime

Gabriela, a Colombian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with fodder for her scrapbook of death. She lands a job with a post-murder cleaning service and during a Blue-Blood clean-up job, discovers evidence that police have overlooked.

  • Cast:
    William Baldwin , Angela Jones , Bruce Ramsay , Lois Chiles , Barry Corbin , Mel Gorham , Daisy Fuentes

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Reviews

Megamind
1996/09/27

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

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Roman Sampson
1996/09/28

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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Erica Derrick
1996/09/29

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Roxie
1996/09/30

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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tdrish
1996/10/01

The 90's was filled with a lot of hit and misses, and, well...Curdled is one of those movies that rides the fence. You don't know weather to call it a hit or a miss. In some ways, it does work, depending on what kind of film you are looking for. For a black comedy ( stuff you shouldn't laugh at, but you laugh at it anyways...you know what a black comedy is!) it is quite stellar. For anything other then that, I'd say take a pass. It's just about a woman who is paid to clean up the mess a violent crime leaves behind. Unfortunately, she's more obsessed on what happened, why it happened, and where it happened, rather then focusing on cleaning up the crime scene. She eventually ends up talking to a serial killer himself, and there's quite an interesting discussion on weather the head talks after it's been removed from the rest of the body ( If that doesn't steer you away from this, then what will?) Again, black comedy, SUPERB! Anything other then that that you are looking for, look elsewhere.

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EVOL666
1996/10/02

I picked this one up at the recommendation of a few people that I "trust" - and though it is not the typical sleaze/gore/trash that I pump into my brain at a record-pace - it is a truly funny, well-made and entertaining little number. Although there is some blood, don't expect a bloodbath, and there's no nudity (which DOES suck...) but this one is good on it's own merits as a fun and pretty original film...Gabriella is a sweet young girl, who has been obsessed with murder and death since an early age. To satisfy this obsession, she takes a job with a cleaning agency that specializes in cleaning up murder/accident scenes. When the opportunity arises to clean the house where one of a string of the "Blueblood" serial-killer murders occurred - Gabriella jumps at the chance. Unfortunately - her enthusiasm may bring her just a bit closer to the murders than she really wants to be...or does she??? CURDLED truly is an enjoyable and original film. More than anything - the performances carry the film. Angela Jones as Gabriella is both naive and adorable, but also strangely sexy and intense. There are a ton of people you'll "recognize" in this one, in both large and small roles - William Baldwin, Kelly Preston, Daisy Fuentes, a quick shot of Clooney and Tarantino from DUSK TIL DAWN on a "crime-show", and the guy that plays Gabriella's boss (I forget his name, but he's been in a ton of stuff too - he was the one big "boss" in WAR GAMES...) - and all the performances are pretty top-notch. The directing is also confident and well done, and the music direction adds to the overall "quirkiness" of the whole film. If you dig strange black-comedies, you'll probably dig this one. 8/10

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gothgate
1996/10/03

Darkly funny. I love this movie and can watch it again and again. William Baldwin & Angela Jones are perfect in their roles as a serial killer and a woman who cleans up in his victim's homes after the police have gone. Gabriella, the cleaner, is a great character. She epitomizes the people who are fascinated by serial killers. In some ways this movie reminds me of CSI and Forensic Files and shows like that. Lots of good law-abiding people watch them and not just to imagine themselves on the cops' side, but to fantasize about being criminals and toy with their dark side. The best part is her salsa "dance with the devil" as she reinacts one of the killer's crimes for him. I don't know why this movie got such a bum rap. I think it's great!

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Necro Joe
1996/10/04

Why hardly anyone has heard of this movie is beyond me. Angela Jones delivers a great performance and I easily understand why Quentin Tarantino wanted to keep her in the feature film version. An original story along with great acting make this one a must see.

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