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Very disappointing...

Very best movie i ever watch

Strong and Moving!

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is the film which demonstrated what a great actress Turner is and why she should still be a bigger star today than perhaps she is. She has such a wonderful voice and figure in this film - it's as if the part was written especially for her; perhaps it was! It also shows you how good Perkins was in a role where he could let himself go as over the top as Russell would like him to. He (Perkins) must have loved it. The musical score is supposedly written by Rick Wakeman, but is, of course, derived from Dvorak's New World Symphony. Wakeman does a great job and the music adds to the gloss of the film. The saxophone playing in the lovemaking scene is sensual in the extreme. Anthony Perkins has several monologues that serve as a narrative for the audience. Not for the wowserish, nor is it pornographic (using clever imagery to allude to what is occurring), it is full of very witty, memorable one-liners.This is easily Kathleen's best film work and really no other American actress has ever shown such intimacy and duality in the sexuality of her character, it is compelling, enthralling and heart breaking. Plus you feel a connection to her because of her vulnerability that she develops as the movie unfolds. Finally her comedic timing is hilarious, yes there are plenty of laugh out scenes in this film too. Perkins is simply brilliant in this role, it seems to be a far cousin of the disturbed mind of Norman Bates, but having grown up in major crimes of the soul and the good manners. Once more, let' s remind the ineffable statement of Nicholas Machiaveli: "The half of the sin is the scandal."Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

Simply put, I love this movie! The dialog is natural, and at times downright hilarious.All the characters are screwed up to some degree, but probably a lot like most Americans are, truth be known.Bobby is trying desperately to make everyone believe that his life is a bowl of cherries and it's not.His wife has been hiding a secret of her own, and is probably manic depressive.The preacher is fighting his own war and he's losing it minute by minute.Bobby's best friend wants everyone to think that he's happy and secure in his new single life. He's not.His ex-wife is pretending that her life is rosy, but she's unhappy with it just the same.And finally, there's Joanna. She's had a rough life ("we were married for better or for worse...I got the worse part"), and is struggling to get back on track, but her answer to her problems is to be a hooker. She can pretend to love without all the trappings of a longterm relationship, which terrifies her.The performances are simply incredible, from the smallest to the lead, and every single actor is cast to perfection. Ken Russell....well, lets just say that I find this his best film, by far. Barry Sandler should have won an Oscar for this film, or at least a nomination. His dialog is classic drama (and comedy) from start to finish.Crimes Of Passion is not for everyone. The squeamish need not apply. However, the film is the best movie I have ever seen about the real America. Every character in the film is playing games, and that's exactly what men and women all over this country do everyday. Like American Beauty, what we see may not be what's real.I loved China Blue and Bobby. They're tough, but they have a heart. They're sexy, but vulnerable.Bobby's final words in Crimes Of Passion are among the best I've ever heard spoken in a movie, and it was a perfect way to end the film.I truly don't understand why John Laughlin didn't become a huge star after this movie, but he should have. Perhaps he had a bad agent, or something, for he is a terrific actor here.

First, just make sure you see the UNRATED version of this film. The theatrical version isn't the same movie, there's just way too much cut out of it (and I'm not referring to sex scenes). If you're a fan of Ken Russell, Kathleen Turner, or Anthony Perkins this is a must see. Turner, Perkins and Anne Potts all give remarkable performances. The film is plenty weird... if you're familiar with Russell's work you'll know what I mean, but well worth the viewing. I'll be thinking about it for a long, long time. I won't bore you with plot details, you can look at the summaries section for that, but I thought the movie was fun, shocking, frightening, sexy, intelligent, stupid, trippy, deep, sleazy, happy, and sad all at the same time. In other words, highly recommended!

A few yrs ago, I remember reading an essay by a feminist film theorist who briefly mentioned Rosalind Russell. This theorist wrote that the 'strength' of the 'strong women' that Rozzie R. played lay partly in their ability to stand by their man (even when he wasn't worth it).I thought of this essay after watching 'Crimes of Passion'.Kathleen Turner exudes the same strength and style as Russell in her portrayal of prostitute China Blue. She's the object of affection for two men: the loony priest played by Anthony Perkins, and a bland whitebread boy who's marriage is slowly fading. And she won't let either of them have a piece of her until ...I won't give away the ending - but I will say that this is ultimately Bland Whitebread Boy's fantasy. No matter how hard Ken Russell tries, he can't disguise the fact that this movie is basically a 1940s melodrama for the MTV generation. Except its retrogressive class and gender politics make those old black-and-white films look revolutionary by comparison.