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Console best movie i've ever seen.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

MattyGibbs I remember watching this quite a few years ago and enjoying it and decided to re-watch it again to see if I still did. It's an interesting idea and one that is executed very well. The plot is easy to follow and the fast paced script keeps things moving along nicely. There is plenty of suspense as the student plot to get higher grades spins out of control. The acting is mainly just passable apart from the always excellent Matthew Lillard who always plays the slightly maniacal jerk role so brilliantly and and there is an early appearance for the gorgeous Keri Russell. There is a great twist ending which along with Lillard's performance elevates this film above average for it's genre. This is not a great film by any means but it is very entertaining and well worth watching if you're at a loose end.

wes-connors Three college roommates would die to attend grad school at Harvard - but, their grades are wack. "It's either an MBA from Harvard or you're flipping burgers." So, after some partying, two of them decide to kill the third, and make it look like a suicide. The reason being the "standard practice" of giving traumatized roommates of suicide victims an automatic 4.0 grade point average for the semester. The three dudes are: psycho Matthew Lillard (as Tim), impotent Michael Vartan (as Chris), and contemptible Randall Batinkoff (as Rand).Their pretty blonde girlfriends, fickle Keri Russell (as Emma) and possibly pregnant Tamara Craig Thomas (as Natalie), are also roommates. Debuting director Dan Rosen's "Dead Man's Curve" characters definitely need a college shrink; and, this is the job filled by nicotine-addicted Dana Delany (as Dr. Ashley). The story, especially during the last act, needs some doctoring, too. Re-titled "The Curve", it has noting to do with the Jan & Dean's death drag classic played over the closing credits.**** Dead Man's Curve (1/24/98) Dan Rosen ~ Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, Randall Batinkoff

katdakay The premise behind this movie is, how much is someone to compromise their morals in order to achieve academic gain? In the tradition of movies such as "The Perfect Score" and "Cheaters", but much, much darker, that question is answered...and then some. Matthew Lillard does an amazing job as a cunning, manipulative, and more than slightly psychotic college roommate willing to do anything to get ahead. The movie contains enough plot turns to make your head spin at times, but the acting is solid and the storyline was more than enough to keep me captivated throughout. Its an old question placed in a contemporary context, and it makes for a damn good horror film.

jotix100 Some universities and colleges would grant a 4.0 average to the roommates of students that commit suicide. That said, there is always someone who figures out a way to get rid of an obnoxious student if it would mean grades one didn't earn. Leave it to some college kids to figure out a way to get into prestigious schools with little intelligence to justify the artificially inflated grades given to them in order to appease the ordeals they've been through.This is the premise of Dan Rosen's thriller "Dead Man's Curve". Mr. Rosen trying to capitalize on other movies directed to younger audiences, created a story with many twists and turns. Some of the plot devices work, while the viewer is left to ponder some of the logic behind what is presented on the screen. The film, as some of the comments do suggest, will resonate more with American audiences because they might be more aware of this curious fact that some of our higher institutions of learning reward students that come close to tragedy.There are four people that can gain admittance to Harvard, one of the elite centers for learning in the country. Tim and Chris conspire to get rid of the boorish and obnoxious Rand and by doing so, they will be admitted to the place of their dreams, almost by osmosis, since they don't have the grades to prove their intelligence. But Rand's body is never found, so can it be considered a true suicide? When the police appears to interrogate them, Tim suddenly switches his story and Chris' account of what happened is questioned by the detectives.The second plot involves Emma, who is Chris' girlfriend. She also has her own agenda. When Natalie, her roommate, who had been going with Rand, tests positive as being pregnant, puts the Canadian co-ed into a suicidal mood. Emma will stand to receive the good grades and has an assured future, or so it seems. It is at this point when another twist that comes out of nowhere occurs. Rand, who didn't die, resurfaces. His explanation doesn't convince, but here is where one gets to the real point in the film. Chris, it turns out has done some planning on his own, really wants to get rid of Tim.The intense Matthew Lillard gives an over the top performance as Tim, the man at the center of the story. Michael Vartan plays Chris and Randall Baliskoff is seen as Rand. Keri Russell, a gorgeous creature, appears as the sweet Emma, an ambitious girl, herself. Dana Delaney's role is not justified as the psychiatrist that acts as a sort of a Catholic priest, knowing the students' secrets, but not coming forward to denounce what really is going on.