Dead Man’s Curve *** (1998, Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, Randall Batinkoff, Keri Russell) – Classic Movie Review 3816

Scream’s young star Matthew Lillard again shows off his acting skills effectively in writer-director Dan Rosen’s engrossingly twisting and teasing 1998 black comedy teen thriller.

The clever, twisty plot motors on the idea that two college students Tim and Chris (Lillard, Michael Vartan) will plot the ‘suicide’ of their campus roommate Rand (Randall Batinkoff) after finding they’ll be granted automatic A grades to help them cope with the trauma. But, after that, the next to die is Rand’s girlfriend Natalie (Tamara Craig Thomas), the roommate of Chris’s girlfriend Emma (Keri Russell).

Commendably, and perhaps surprisingly, Dead Man’s Curve is dark, devious and devastatingly diverting, even with its low $1,000,000 budget.

Also in the cast are Anthony Griffin, Bo Dietl, Kevin Ruf, Henry Strozier, Ben Livingston, Christy Stratton, Dana Delany and Kris McGaha.

© Derek Winnert 2016 Classic Movie Review 3816

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