Sliver (1993)
Genre: Thriller / Erotic
Duration: 106 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Stars: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger
IMDb score:
5,1 (37.383)
Releasedate: 21 May 1993
Sliver plot
"You like to watch... don't you?"
The beautiful Carly Norris moves into a towering building where a series of mysterious and fatal accidents have recently taken place. Carly comes into contact with her inmates, including Zeke Hawkins, a wealthy bachelor, and Jack Landsford, who is investigating the dramatic events in the apartment building. When Carly falls in love with Zeke and rejects Landsford, she finds herself in a murky and mysterious world, unaware that every step in her luxurious apartment is being recorded minute by minute by a mysterious voyeur.
Actors and actresses
Carly Norris
Zeke Hawkins
Jack Lansford
Vida Warren
Judy Marks
Samantha Moore
Alex Parsons
Victoria Hendrix
Mrs. McEvoy
Gus Hale
Reviews & comments
Sergio Leone
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- 4452 messages
- 3134 votes
laughable.
The wafer-thin story itself still had the potential to be exciting at times, but for an "erotic thriller" there is very little (sexual) tension in the air. Actually none at all, to be honest.
Sliver has been fumbling for more than an hour and a half, trying to make the viewer doubt the two guys, but after fifteen minutes it is no longer interesting.
The ending is also too ridiculous for words, with another stupid one-liner on top.
Itt Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone now puts down a vulnerable character. She's not a femme fatale, but she is the target. This is clearly not going well for her. Little remains of the chunk of sensuality she is in Basic Instinct. What we get is a wooden performance with little presence.
William Baldwin is not good either. He also has the disease that all his brothers also have: an arrogant head and a much too hoarse voice.
Since the two main characters soon turn out to be disappointing, it is hoped for a better performance from Tom Berenger, who still has more talent. Unfortunately, he doesn't really care about it either.
Director Philip Noyce fails to create any tension. Otherwise, the location (and to a lesser extent the plot) offers plenty of options.
1,5
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Klaaz
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- 7 messages
- 5 votes
After years of (re)reading the book, I looked again.
Atmosphere from the book is presented very well, not extremely exciting but intriguing...
And Carly looks very attractive, a classy lady.
Plot is not very strong but the atmosphere more than compensates for that, good film.
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scorsese
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- 13334 messages
- 11194 votes
Disappointing film in which a woman moves into an apartment whose previous tenant committed suicide. An erotic thriller that only had the right to exist because of Basic Instinct. Nowhere exciting, rather messy and by the end you don't care who the culprit is and why. Presumably something went wrong with the mix of Ira Levin's book and Joe Estzterhas' script.
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