Description
In LIPSTICK, Chris McCormick (Margaux Hemingway), a high fashion and cosmetics model is brutally raped by her younger sister’s music teacher, Gordon Stuart (Sarandon). After pleading not guilty to the crime and being found innocent by a jury, Stuart finds a new victim in Chris’s younger sister and his own student, Kathy (Mariel Hemingway). Now even more enraged by the recent turn of events, Chris takes matters into her own hands as she seeks revenge for the crimes committed against both herself and her sister.
I watched Lipstick unedited and commercial free on cable TV one night when a cousin was visiting from out of state and my parents let her stay in my room and made me sleep on the sofa bed in the den but wound up saying up all night because the lumpy sofa bed was so uncomfortable and there was a huge spider on the ceiling that creeped me out and I wasn’t used to sleeping anywhere but my own room so I wound up watching movies all night and one of them was Lipstick and I feel that the professional critics are right in giving this movie awful reviews and saying that it was one of the worst movies they ever had too watch and I definitely have to say that it was one of the worst movies I ever watched and I also agree with the profesional critics that an adorable young Mariel Hemingway in her first movie was quite impressive, I am not sure how old Mariel was when she made this movie but she looked like she was about 12 years old but even her very good acting couldn’t save this crud and I also think Chris Sarandon who is a very good actor and Mariel’s sister Margaux Heminway who isn’t as bad an actress as the critics claimed had their acting talents wasted in this drek too!
Rating: 1 / 5
…and boy am I glad it’s finally on DVD. Can’t wait to get my copy!
Rating: 1 / 5
This movie was intended as a “Star Vehicle” for Margaux Hemingway but in reality is a turkey of a movie. In this film Margaux plays Chris, a model who invites her younger sister’s teacher to her house. Then the rape scene which follows lasts about 30 minutes. That is about the entire plot for the movie. Chris’ rapist gets acquited then he sexually assualts Chris’ sister played by Mariel Hemingway.If you like graphic gratuitous scenes of rape then this movie is for you then maybe you should consider some much needed Therapy and Medication.
Rating: 5 / 5
This cult classic film really didn’t impress me much. It is basically a trashy revenge movie. What sets it apart from stuff like “I Spit on Your Grave”, is the quality of actors and a decent director. There are a lot of faces you will recognize. The movie basically has very little set up to get to know the characters before you get into a long rape scene. Then it becomes a short court room drama and then moves on to the revenge part. If you like pictures like that, then this one is probably one of the better made girl revenge pictures, but as a movie it is left wanting in many places. For fans only.
Rating: 3 / 5
I saw this film for thne first time in 2001. Somebody I know bought this because they were interested to see it again after all of these years have passed. I watched it with them … I still can’t believe it today!
The acting is decent as a whole … the Hemingway sisters, Chris Sarandon, Perry King & the great Anne Bancroft did a very good job giving what they had to do here. This movie upset so much after it was over & I still haven’t quit thinking about it.
What this movie made women in this situation look like is ridiculous … it makes all rape victims look like they are absolutely helpless & that he then went and raped Margaux’s sister after he got off for the first rape (sickening) really did something to me. The music drove me crazy because it made the rape look & sound ever the worse for whatever reason.
And then to see Margaux’s version of “justice” being served at the end … what went wrong there? I read the previous review whan somebody said they stood up & cheered after this … ? This makes her unfortunately just about as bad as her attacker.
You really will never get over seeing this movie. Please do both yourself & I a favor and don’t EVER watch this. There are lots of great movies on this subject (The Accused comes to mind) that won’t have this kind of effect on anybody.
My only question here … were the writers, producers & director here trying to put a point across, trying to accomplish something, or what? It didn’t work; all this managed to do was upset me and make you really think about lots of BAD things.
Rating: 1 / 5