Passionate Killing in the Dream (1992)
Reviewed by: hokazak on 1999-12-09
Elements of "Eyes of Laura Mars" in this film about a fashionphotographer who sees in her dreams "scenes" of a real-life killer at work. Eventually, through a friend who is a psychiatrist, she gets to meet the cop who's working on the case of serial-murder that she's been dreaming about. she ends up assisting with the investigation, at the cost of her own safety... (*Unlike* Laura Mars, though, she happens to be a martial arts expert on the side - though that clashes a bit with her femme-y persona and need to have male protectors in her life.) A good dramatic performance for Michiko - playing someone more "sensitive" than her usual psychotic or heartless villain character... Contains a couple of wild fight sequences which, even if they don't quite fit in with the general tone of the movie around them, we appreciate! Overall, a compellingly directed and well-acted film, despite a couple of weird plot moves...