Final Vendetta (1996)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

René Eram

Writers (WGA):

Simon Tse (story) &
Junichi Suzuki (story) ...

Release Date:

18 May 1996 (Japan)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

She'll love you to death.

Plot:

This suspense film is the tale of a yuppie couple (Matsuda, Cohen) unable to conceive and desperate for a child...

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Surrogate | Revenge | Car Accident | Child Molestation

Cast

Seiko Matsuda	...	Naomi Nomura
Bridgette Wilson	...	Jennifer Ray Clark
Peter Boyle	...	Jay Glass
Scott Cohen	...	Michael Miller
Guy Boyd	...	David Henry
Claudette Nevins	...	Dr. Lisa Farrow
Steven Gilborn	...	Gil Reeves
Sage Allen	...	Mrs. Davis
Mark Blankfield	...	Jim Price
Peter Koch	...	Himself (as Pete Koch)
Peter Nelson	...	Larry
Marnette Patterson	...	Young Jenny
Giuliana Santini	...	Mary
Gammy Singer	...	Ruth
Christopher Stanley	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

Surrogate Mother (Europe: English title)
Sweet Evil

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and brief language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

A woman with a disturbed past, preys on an unsuspecting couple.

After watching quite a few of these TMC late night movies, it dawned on me- a simple formula. Such a formula made famous by Poison Ivy (an actually good movie) and taken to the limits with different types of women, dysfunctional couples and the disappointments that can happen in life.

The formula is as follows:

1.) Start the movie off with one of the main characters (usually the beautiful "evil" girl) as a child. Show what horrible thing happened to them, therefore leading to their psychosis.

2.) Show the unsuspecting souple (widower and daughter, divorcee and daughter, husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend) who somehow became entangled with the "evil" girl, and cant escape.

3.) Introduce the "friend" of the family or couple (this can be a best friend, boss, maid, boyfriend) who suspects the bad girl all along. When they find out a little too much, have them killed. Have the bad girl "comfort" them.

4.) Show how the bad girl seduces one half of the family or couple- all the while having something to hold over the other one's head. Have just one gratuitous sex scene.

5.) Have a bloody conclusion, where the now happy couple move to the suburbs.

I love Bridgette Wilson as an actress, and she did a good job with what she was given.