Curdled (1996)

This always quirky, sometimes funny, sometimes dark, and sometimes misses film isn't a masterpiece. But, certain scenes make it worth watching. The exchange between Baldwin and Jones is one of those scenes. Gabriela is obsessed with violent crime. When she sees an ad on TV from a crime scene cleaning company she quickly contacts them to get a job with them. She is reluctantly hired and quits her other job. It gets somewhat slow at this point, but a key scene is when her partner complains about Gabriela's childlike behavior. The juxtaposition of Gabriela's demeanor, the crime scene, and her happy salsa music is a strange combination indeed. It sometimes works and it is sometimes grating. William Baldwin as Paul Guell is actually quite brilliant and doesn't get enough credit. You have no idea how much it pains me to write that. But, anyway here it is. He has a very difficult job to do here and he pulls it off and makes it look easy. He has to be a menacing serial killer, check he is very creepy. He has to manage to make it funny somehow as well, check. As mentioned before his exchange with Jones, was well worth watching the movie. He also manages to show some sensitivity, we can almost see into the pit of his dark soul, what motivates him to kill. It does't all work however, there are parts that are so illogical. Aside from the fact that the childlike main character is obsessed with violent crime. Things that would never ever happen in real life. I will have to leave it at that, if you watch the film you will spot at least one glaring example at near the end of the film. The ending will leave you with more questions than this film can answer.

It's surprisingly hard to make fun about serious subjects, like murder. Curdled succeeds in it: it's a hilarious film about a girl obsessed with murder, with a nicely twisted vision of the world. Yes, it has it's faults, but there are some irresistibly funny moments in it as well.Jones does an excellent job in this black comedy, it really is a shame we haven't heard more of her. Even Baldwin fits in his role! The soundtrack is spicy and quite excellent. Braddock has extended this from a short film, and unfortunately it shows in some places. A few scenes feel, well, boring, and dialogue isn't as sharp as it could be.Tarantino is often linked to this film, although he was only the producer and wrote a very little piece of script. However, there are connections to his movies in Curdled and they are fun to catch.My score: 3/5

Qt. someone overlooked masterpiece, it 's like watching from close-by how the mind of the killer works, you owe it to yourself to like this flick, cause you'll never see anything like it ever, A very nice fairy tale with deadly results A

Really a great movie. I did know of it's existence till last week when I saw it at the video-rent. I think it is really witty. I've read people are disappointed it is not black comedy. Well I have to agree. i do think it is comedy and the idea behind it is black. Just like gabriela does not think it is sick to be obsessed with the idea. The photography was also great with the wide shots, especially for a movie with so little pretensions.And what about the end? It is so sudden and surprising and at the same time, in my opinion, completely satisfying. That's what makes this movie so special.