Kiss the Girls (1997)

A detective is searching for a deadly collector. His only hope is the one who got away.

Directed by: Gary Fleder
Written by: David Klass
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Carey Ewles, Tony Goldwyn

Detective Alex Cross is searching for his kidnapped niece. He gets his first real clue when one of the kidnapper's other victims, Dr. Kate McTiernan (Judd) escapes from her captor. She reveals that the man Cross is looking for is named Cassanova, and that he's collecting his captives, killing them when they disobey his rules.

This is one of my favorite mysteries. Based on the novel by James Patterson, the script keeps very true to the book, omitting minor things that the film is better off without. Freeman and Judd are perfectly cast. I say this because as I read the book the first time, I pictured them in the roles. The suspense is very tightly wound, and the scares come at just the right times in the film. A perfect rainy day movie. I also recommend the sequel Along Came a Spider.

9/10

Rated R for terror, violence, and language.

This film isn't that great for younger members of the family. There is intense, albeit not graphic, violence, sexual situations, and quite a bit of language. A woman is nearly raped, and beaten by the killer. You see pictures of mutilated dead bodies in the police station, and hear descriptions of what happened to them. 16+

The sole feature on the DVD is the theatrical trailer.