Kiss or Kill
* Kiss or Kill 197 (Theme: Robbery gone bad)
(IMDB# 0119467)
Starring Frances O'Connor, Matt Day
Director: Bill Bennett Producer: Bill Bennett Studio: New Vision Films
Synopsis
Kiss or Kill is a 1997 Australian thriller about two lovers and fugitives from the law who are pursued across the Australian Outback. The film was written and directed by Bill Bennett, and starsFrances O'Connor and Matt Day.
"After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters."
Genre
Kiss or Kill was the first Australian film to be described as film noir. However, Kiss or Kill is often referred to as a thriller, due to the film's unique presentation and regular use of red herrings to trick the audience. The film is an outback road movie, like many released around the same time, and takes place on the outback roads of rural Australia.
Through the main characters, the film also takes on a less clichéd lovers-on-the-run aspect. Rather than the usual setup of rebels running from oppression, the movie portrays the detectives chasing them as clever jokers. Al and Nikki are often shown to be flawed, overemotional people. Throughout the movie, there are also traces of black humor, usually shown by the detectives.
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