Letters from a Killer
Letters from a Killer
R | 11 August 1999 (USA)
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A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. After his second court appearance, he is finally freed from prison only to be framed for yet 2 more murders which he did not commit. With the help of his former prison guard, he once again sets out to clear his name

Reviews
Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
dbdumonteil This thriller begins a little like Mankiewicz's oldie " a letter to three wives".But we deal with a thriller ,to be precise a whodunit.If it had had a solid script,the movie could have been absorbing.But the story is like a house which falls apart at every nail,at every unexpected twist -and the last is not the least!-Swayze tries his best to be scared but the implausibilities which await him at every corner of the streets do not help him.Oddly ,Gloria resembles a young Meryl Streep and the female cop Jodie Foster in "silence of the lambs" .A bloody ending does not redeem the movie.The best is the first sequences which take place in death row where the hero listens to his tapes.When you see them,you regret the movie fails to excite.
mkoskela This film is pretty well written and plot is not usual stuff, A Mystery I would say. Swayze is ok and so on, But there's still something missing. Anyway, I would give it 3/5.
Ultan This film starts off so well and then drifts around to a disappointing conclusion. Swayze (whose boyish good looks have now matured into something more interesting) plays a convicted criminal on death row for a crime he did not commit (obviously). He conducts tape letter relationships with four women to keep him sane whilst wating for death or release. He is shocked to discover that some of the tapes were mixed up when he posted them and that one of the women send him back a tape threatening his life. All this is academic until Swayze is released from Jail and his name cleared. He now travels round America trying to find out who sent the letter.This is a promising start to the film. Soon after this however the movie lurches off the road of drama and becomes melodrama. The interesting implications of Swazye's relationships are sidelined in favour of action sequences and implausible plot twists and the direction becomes plodding and predictable. See it for Swayses' performance and the first 30 minutes, then see if you can guess the killer's identity. There are no tricks in this film, the director trys to keep you guessing but as the plot is formulaic all the way there's never any doubt in the end who will win and who will lose.
setanta-2 An enjoyable film, but there were flaws in the logic. For instance, he was unable to figure out which woman had threatened him: Why didn't he just look at the postmarks? They were all from different states. Also, since he had plenty if money from his book he could have hired a private detective.