Kill Cruise (1999)

A washed-up, drunken sailor agrees to sail two seductive, young women on his ship the Bella Donna from Gibraltar to Barbados in the West Indies. But what begins as a typical sea voyage quickly deteriorates into a love triangle of jealousy and rage. As tensions mount like gathering clouds, a treacherous storm is brewing, setting the climate aboard the ship for murder. Product Description

A "B" Movie Cinemax Thriller

I remember seeing this a couple of times on Cinemax several years ago. The first time I saw it, I was bored out of my mind; yet, I knew something was brewing underneath the surface. So, I watched until the end. Then I watched it a second time just to figure out what the heck I saw the first time. I was probably around 12 or so.

Anyway, the first time I viewed the film, I kept saying to myself: "this is called Kill Cruise but nobody's dying on this cruise." And that might be the biggest downfall of Kill Cruise: there's not much ACTION for the majority of the film. But there is something: a lingering tension and a couple of sex scenes.

What's funny is, I had no idea who Liz Hurley or Patsy Kensit were when I saw the movie. I knew their characters' names were Sue and Lou but by the end credits I got the names confused and thought Liz Hurley's name was actually Patsy Kensit and vice versa. It's humorous trying to get someone to recall an actress when you're giving them the wrong name.

Bottom Line: It's a cheap little drama about a neurotic, self-centered girl and her shy, quiet friend who go on a boat trip with a man who is suspected of killing his wife's lover. Whatever more you find out depends on you. August 8, 2006

This Movie Flounders On The High Seas!!!

You would think that a movie starring Elizabeth Hurley and Patsy Kensit alone on the high seas with a sea captain would make for an interesting movie right? Sadly this is not the case and this film is just yet another "Dead Calm" wannabee. Patsy gives the captain a very specific sexual invitation via her body language which almost makes this movie worth watching. This movie should appeal to Hormonally Charged 17 year old adolescents for this scene alone. I give this movie 5 stars because the boat is very pretty just like Patsy and Elizabeth. August 9, 2005

Elizabeth Hurley topless is all this movie has going for it.

The only reason why I think this "movie" continues to actually exist is the fact that the luscious & amazingly gorgeous Elizabeth Hurley does topless nudity in the film.

Other than that asset, this film is absolutely abysmal.

Atrocious acting, hackneyed script, ham fisted direction and terrible lighting.

It's not even good in a so-bad-it's-good type of way.

Avoid at all costs and just download the Elizabeth Hurley nudity off of the internet. July 28, 2005

The Bar Song

Enough has been said about this movie already, I think, considering its overall flimsiness. It really is "ironic" fun, as someone mentioned, and only for those who are tolerant enough to handle a bit of fluff and not have a coronary about it. I thought it was pretty amusing. It helps if you're into sailing and sunny ports. Be that as it may, I am surprised that no one has commented on the "theme" song. It features quite prominently in the beginning, introducing us to the two English lasses whiling away their evenings singing badly in a sleazy Gibraltar sailor dive; and towards the end of the film, it introduces the final twist... with a vengeance. As it turned out to my delight, "You're leaving me" -- the title of aforementioned ditty -- was an almost direct translation of a song called "Porque te vas" by Jose Luis Perales, one of my favorite Spanish singer-songwriters. Great song, really! Silly performance, though. I'm almost a bit curious what JLP got out of it... March 23, 2005

Yeah, you might enjoy it

Kill Cruise is a Dead Calm type thriller, the drama and suspense happening on board a yacht sailing from Gibraltar to Barbados. Jurgen Prochnow plays a washed out sailor. His best friend died at sea under suspicious circumstances and his wife left him soon after. He spends his days in the bars on Gibraltar, muttering his intention to sail away but never doing so. Elizabeth Hurley and Patsy Kensit play two English trollops idling their days away on the island till they decide to go to Barbados. Prochnow is reluctant to be recruited for this trip till provoked to prove he can still sail.
The strength of this movie lies in the very realistic irritations played out among three people in close quarters who don't quite trust each other. Patsy Kensit is the painfully self-centered one, vying for the skipper's attention and becoming increasingly jealous and vindictive when he favors Hurley's character. Hurley is submissive and vacuous. There seems to be some lesbian tension between the two girls that further complicates matters. Kensit's snipes at the skipper and paranoid discussions with Hurley escalate into life-threatening behavior. Just when we think things have settled down again there is an inexplicable horrific act.
Prochnow and Kensit are the better actors here, and the young Liz Hurley seems to be around as window dressing. I was still surprised that she was the one who went naked, however, in several love scenes with Prochnow. Both of the girls are very pretty, even if their characters are grating. The main problem of this movie is the "twist" at the end for which there was no motive.
There seem to be a hundred different editions of this movie out there, all released by different distributors. Either the studio sold the rights again and again to make a quick buck, or there's some bootlegging going on. December 28, 2004

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