![]() ![]() It has been done loads since but the look at the fame-hungry killer here still feels fresh. On one side we have the cold Kit who is a cold killer on one hand but breaks into a smile at comparisons with James Dean and the chance of fame. ![]() The film is slow but it is very interesting because of the characters that Malick has written and then allowed to develop out over the film. Watching it again the other day I found it much more interesting, perhaps because I am older or maybe because I wasn't paying attention the first time. I first saw this about 15 years about when I was about 13 or 14 and at the time I only remembered that not a lot happened and that I was quite bored, so I can appreciate why some viewers don't find this to their tastes. Although on the surface this sounds like a lovers-on-the-run film with a serial killer edge, Malick's writing and direction prevents it from just being what you expect as he delivers a memorable debut. Kit decides to leave town and take Holly with him, when her father tries to stop him he kills him and heads off on the run. When her father finds out he shoots her dog as punishment but neither Holly nor Kit are dissuaded from being together. The pair get friendly as they take walks together but Holly has to keep it a secret from her father, knowing he will disapprove. ![]() ![]() Based on the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of the 1950's, this film follows 15 year old Holly Sargis as her quiet, small town existence is changed when she is approached by the 25 year old Kit Carruthers. ![]()
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