Hoo boy, this is a stinker*. The writing, the direction, the acting - all dreadful. But - and this is a big 'BUT' - the film stars Hollywood wild-child Drew Barrymore all grown up and voluptuous and not afraid to show us exactly how she has changed, the star flaunting her body in some figure hugging outfits and a couple of gratuitous nude scenes.
Drew plays Holly, who turns up on the doorstep of writer Patrick Highsmith (George Newbern), answering his newspaper ad for a room-mate. Naturally, he lets her move in right away, much to the consternation of his writing partner and ex-girlfriend Elizabeth (Leslie Hope), who still has feelings for him. Sure enough, Patrick is soon boning Holly on the floor of his kitchen, although the girl later claims that it wasn't her he had sex with, but rather her wicked doppelganger (which, if you read on, makes a mockery of the film's final revelation). Holly claims that her 'double' has been plaguing her since she left New York, and is responsible for the deaths of her parents. Naturally, Patrick is taken aback by this news, but decides to help Holly because she's fit.
Writer/director Avi Nesher chucks in a couple of brutal knife attacks and a show-stopper of a shower scene for his sexy star, the water turning to blood as she washes herself, which helps to keep the viewer entertained until the very silly ending in which we learn the truth behind the murders: Holly's psychiatrist Doctor Heller (Dennis Christopher), who is obsessed with Holly, has been donning a Scooby-Doo style rubber mask and wig to pose as her double (as well as pretending to be several other people along the way).
A grown man posing as a petite young woman is incredibly daft, but Nesher has one final surprise up his sleeve for those who think the film isn't stupid enough already: traumatised, Holly's body splits into two hideous creatures (courtesy of special effects team KNB), one of which kills Heller by throwing him though a window to be impaled on a spiked railing. The two halves then reunite as Holly.
*A stinker, yes, but not without a fair amount of entertainment value.
Drew plays Holly, who turns up on the doorstep of writer Patrick Highsmith (George Newbern), answering his newspaper ad for a room-mate. Naturally, he lets her move in right away, much to the consternation of his writing partner and ex-girlfriend Elizabeth (Leslie Hope), who still has feelings for him. Sure enough, Patrick is soon boning Holly on the floor of his kitchen, although the girl later claims that it wasn't her he had sex with, but rather her wicked doppelganger (which, if you read on, makes a mockery of the film's final revelation). Holly claims that her 'double' has been plaguing her since she left New York, and is responsible for the deaths of her parents. Naturally, Patrick is taken aback by this news, but decides to help Holly because she's fit.
Writer/director Avi Nesher chucks in a couple of brutal knife attacks and a show-stopper of a shower scene for his sexy star, the water turning to blood as she washes herself, which helps to keep the viewer entertained until the very silly ending in which we learn the truth behind the murders: Holly's psychiatrist Doctor Heller (Dennis Christopher), who is obsessed with Holly, has been donning a Scooby-Doo style rubber mask and wig to pose as her double (as well as pretending to be several other people along the way).
A grown man posing as a petite young woman is incredibly daft, but Nesher has one final surprise up his sleeve for those who think the film isn't stupid enough already: traumatised, Holly's body splits into two hideous creatures (courtesy of special effects team KNB), one of which kills Heller by throwing him though a window to be impaled on a spiked railing. The two halves then reunite as Holly.
*A stinker, yes, but not without a fair amount of entertainment value.