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"...[Kidman is] breathtaking....Kudos to Van Sant..." - Recommended 04/01/1996 p.132Rolling Stone
"...Prime social satire and outrageous fun....Sparked by a volcanically sexy and richly comic performance..." 10/19/1995 p.155-6 Entertainment Weekly
"...Kidman is like a Roman candle....Directed with comic brightness..." -- Rating: B 04/19/1996 pp.84-5 Variety
"...TO DIE FOR delivers continuous pinpricks of irreverent humor and subversive cultural commentary. Witty, energetic and splendidly acted..." 05/29/1995 Los Angeles Times
"...A smart black comedy that skewers America's fatal fascination with television and celebrity....Told with a panache that extends from the opening credits to its closing frames, TO DIE FOR plays its themes for everything they're worth..." 09/27/1995 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...TO DIE FOR is the kind of movie that's merciless with its characters, and Kidman is superb....The film is filled with perfect character studies..." 10/06/1995 p.41 Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "Like the finest satire, TO DIE FOR is no-prisoners nasty, very funny and both exaggerated and true." 11/01/2007 p.150 Sight and Sound
"Nicole Kidman gives a peerless performance....Van Sant's non-linear faux-documentary narrative, with its tabloid-news-style talking heads and sly gags comes up fresh as a daisy after a dozen years." 11/01/2007 p.87 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] showcases some accomplished performances....These combine with some solid direction from Van Sant to result in a juicy little guilty pleasure." 10/01/2007 p.123 | 
