Blu-ray Review – A Kiss Before Dying

1956's "A Kiss Before Dying" is an oddly managed movie. A suspense picture with macabre twists, the effort only really comes alive when it locks on to evildoing, suddenly inspired to crank up thrills and chills in a manner that's supremely effective. And yet, these peaks of tension are few and far between, with director Gerd Oswald almost going out of his way to keep the rest of "A Kiss Before Dying" (adapted from a novel by Ira Levin) as still as possible, refusing to reach the potential of the piece. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com