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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 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
To Die For is the kind of movie that's merciless with its characters, and Kidman is superb at making Suzanne into someone who is not only stupid, vain and egomaniacal (we've seen that before) but also vulnerably human... Nicole Kidman's work here is inspired. - Roger Ebert
Washington Post 8 of 10
To Die For is an entertaining, deftly intelligent bit of filmmaking. Though it may seem less individualistic, less personal than Van Sant's past work, you can feel his sensibility and his talent in every frame. - Hal Hinson
Boxoffice Magazine 8 of 10
...the film is well-written, with a dark sense of humor played straight, and is brought to life by Nicole Kidman, who is captivating in her brilliantly dead-on portrayal of Suzanne, a woman who personifies malevolent perkiness. - Christine James
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