Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
alanfreak
It's not easy to find Judas Kiss on VHS (it's not available on DVD), but I wanted to add this rather obscure movie to my Alan Rickman movie collection.I can't understand how the talented Mr. Rickman gets into these mediocre films? Judas Kiss boasts several wonderful actors, an interesting plot and intriguing twists, but its strange visual wanderings and chopping editing ruined what might have been a great crime drama. Many scenes seem to be missing vital information to explain the character's actions: Why was our hero immediately suspicious of his bosses? Why did he mistrust the detective he replaced? There were times when I honestly couldn't tell if the director meant Judas Kiss to be a legitimate crime drama or a campy spoof. Why else would he toss in a topless/alien/lesbian porno scene in the first two minutes (that little surprise certainly made me scramble for the remote since my kids were playing nearby!)? Did he purposely instruct his two distinguished English actors (Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson) to use such awful New Orlean's accents? As an Alan Freak, I confess that I still thought Mr. Rickman was sexy: in a rumpled, weary, "take-him-home-and-tuck-him-in" sort of way.Judas Kiss isn't a great movie, but it does have some intriguing moments, but I don't recommend it unless you're trying to immerse yourself in Alan Rickman.
Jade-Hassett
This film, would have to be about the most pretentious load of rubbish that I have seen all year. I'm not trying to put down the actors in this film, as they are all very good actors. But it astounds me, as to how these actors could have been in such a lousy film. The characters were extremely flawed and the film only seemed to improve when Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman made appearances. These sort of characters do work in films, (ie such as Rush Hour one and Two and shanghi Noon) but they just didn't go along well with the plot. The plot was also extremely flawed and it did jump around too much. All I can say about this film, was that it was painful to sit through and I would not recommend this film to anyone. The screenwriter did a thousand times better job on Gothika then on this film.
gridoon
Yet another Tarantino-inspired (no point in trying to deny it) crime thriller that thinks it's a lot more clever, hip and cool than it actually is. The mix of ridiculously forced dialogue ("I had my first orgasm while staring a dead cow in the eye" or "Projecting your fear on me will not help matters") and strained Southern accents is enough to make anyone turn off the movie early on. But if you do stick with it, you will be rewarded with a decently twisted plot and some good performances (nice to see Hal Holbrook still working and in perfect form). (**)
Bildo36
This video leaped off the shelves at the rental shop for one reason alone: Alan Rickman. I think he's a brilliant actor, and absolutely sensational in 'Dogma'.What a disappointment to get not only a hammed-up Nawleans accent from Rickman, but from Emma Thompson as well. At least Thompson's was much more believable.As for the film, well, it's all been done before and much, much better elsewhere.Don't waste your time with this light-weight addition to the genre. A time-filler at best.
