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catlover79 · 07-28-2007, 11:57 PM

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There's a fresh candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honors. "I Know Who Killed Me," a ridiculous thriller (minus the thrills) starring the embattled Lindsay Lohan in a dual role, has all the hallmarks necessary for qualification: A nonsensical plot that grows sillier by the second, tawdry special effects, heavy-handed symbolism that's big on electric-blue hues and mechanical performances are all culprits as far as the title's concerned.

We'll probably never know whether Lohan's most recent difficulties took their toll on the picture's box office potential, because either way, this movie doesn't even warrant one star. It was released on Friday without screening in advance for critics.

Lohan plays Aubrey Fleming, an aspiring writer and promising pianist who disappears one evening while out with friends only to turn up in a hospital minus a hand and a leg after barely escaping from a madman's torture chamber.

When her distraught parents (Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough) rush to her side while guys in FBI T-shirts methodically hunt for her would-be killer, she doesn't recognize the name they call her, insisting that she's Dakota Moss, a pole dancer in a seedy strip joint who subsequently has reason to believe she may actually be Aubrey's identical twin sister.

Don't even ask.

You might, however, find yourself asking just what was Lohan -- whose promising career already has taken a few hits with such films as "Just My Luck" and "Georgia Rule" -- thinking when she signed on to this nonsense?

Maybe she was attracted to playing two parts for the price of one, having already shown a knack for duality in those "Parent Trap" and "Freaky Friday" remakes.

Whatever the reason, Lohan, harshly lit throughout much of the film, finds herself fighting a losing battle as she attempts to breathe some sort of life into an alter ego character that already has serious credibility issues.

It's also curious how she's the only stripper in the place who gets to keep all her clothes on while strutting her stuff, and the grisly clientele doesn't seem to mind.

But that's the least of the problems with Jeffrey Hammond's script and Chris Sivertson's pretentious direction, which signals the identity of the real killer so early on in the game, you're sure it has to be a red -- or, make that blue -- herring.

And whatever remaining subtlety somehow managed to escaped Sivertson's attention in this HD film is effectively blasted into oblivion by Joel McNeely's bombastic, derivative score.

---Wasn't Georgia Rule supposed to be one of the year's worst movies, too??

Ireneparalegal · 07-29-2007, 12:01 AM

When she was filming GEORGIA RULE here in our county, she was sent a letter by the director...remember? She was late to the set, she was out partying all night, etc. Now we know what the common demoninator is regarding these bad movies...LILO aka LINDSAY LOHAN.

coffield3 · 07-29-2007, 01:20 AM

Why make a thread about her?

TJL · 07-29-2007, 04:15 AM

I wasn't too surpised that no reviews of this movie appeared in the NY papers the day "I Know Who Killed Me" opened, when a movie isn't screened for critics in advance, that means it blows!

I really hate to kick a person when she's down, but the writing is on the wall... Lindsay Lohan is not talented. She is not a good actress, and she never will be.

I read a blurb in the paper the other day about how she "doesn't read scripts" or "memorize lines."

If you were Marlon Brando, I would cut you some slack, but since you are a self important primadonna, not bothering to know your lines means you are a lazy and undiscliplined actor.

You have bragged also that you have never taken an acting class. Yeah, it shows. Real actors are professionals. They study hard and do what they can to make thier movie or play or whatever great. Real actors don't disrupt a production by calling in sick when you were really out partying all night.

It's over Miss Lohan. With the help of God, the movoie making community has now realized that you are a sham. Get some help, get some rehab, and for God sakes, learn how to be a professional.

comedyfreak · 07-29-2007, 07:22 PM

Finally, she's on her way out. Good riddens I wouldn't watch one of her movies if they paid me. Hopefully Hollywood realizes their mistake and won't put her in another movie.

Mikado · 07-30-2007, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Finally, she's on her way out. Good riddens I wouldn't watch one of her movies if they paid me. Hopefully Hollywood realizes their mistake and won't put her in another movie.

Might be hard to put her in another movie.....unless they filmed it at Alcatraz

comedyfreak · 07-30-2007, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

Might be hard to put her in another movie.....unless they filmed it at Alcatraz

True!

catlover79 · 07-30-2007, 11:28 AM

I hear that none of the major studios want to insure her - and I can't say I blame them.

Mikado · 07-30-2007, 03:03 PM

thats understandable

Max Whittaker · 08-04-2007, 04:11 AM

How sad. But she's made her choices.

A friend of mine says that all the stuff she does makes him like her more. "It makes her human and flawed", he says.

"She's 20. She's supposed to be on drugs and out all night."

I beg to disagree. No human being should strive for that kind of life at any age.

And besides that, if she's destroyed her career, then that's nothing to admire either!

Still sad. I'd thought she would have a future after the Parent Trap. But that was a long time ago...

TJL · 08-04-2007, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Max Whittaker

How sad. But she's made her choices.

A friend of mine says that all the stuff she does makes him like her more. "It makes her human and flawed", he says.

"She's 20. She's supposed to be on drugs and out all night."

I beg to disagree. No human being should strive for that kind of life at any age.

I agree, especially if as I said in my previous post you want to be regarded as a "professional" actress, you don't let your personal life interfere with your professional obligations.

I read somewhere that Lindsay was very jealous of Scarlet Johansson and the amazing career she has.

Well Linds, that's because Scarlett is an actress, not a drunk!

I'm not a big Scarlett fan, personally I think she is a terrible actress, but the one thing I appreciate about her is that she works and works at her job. She is a hard working actress who keeps her personal life out of the tabloids. She would rather act in a movie than jet across the country being a drunken mess like so many others.

Plus, she has surrounded herself with better P/R people who have made her into the highly praised star she is today.

Young starlets are a dime a dozen in Hollywood; that's how it has been for a century.

Lindsay is learning the hard way that even if you live fast and live to tell about it, your career can die young.

comedyfreak · 08-04-2007, 05:34 AM

This sounds like the feud that Bette Davis had with Joan Crawford.

Mikado · 08-04-2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

This sounds like the feud that Bette Davis had with Joan Crawford.

Or maybe more like the feud that Joan Crawford had with Norma Shearer, WAY back in the days of silent film! ( Yes Joan Crawford was a huge b**ch even back in the 20s

)

comedyfreak · 08-05-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

Or maybe more like the feud that Joan Crawford had with Norma Shearer, WAY back in the days of silent film! ( Yes Joan Crawford was a huge b**ch even back in the 20s

)

I seen Bette's dvd from her 1st collection and it seems she slept with Crawford's husband and was jealous of her star treatment from MGM. Bette was under contract with Warner Bros and she said they treated you like they owned you, every actor there was treated like they were expendible.

ABlairican Pie · 08-05-2007, 09:24 PM

I bought 'Mean Girls' on DVD a few years ago, and I liked it, but Lindsay Lohan should take a clue from her own movie. And GROW THE HELL UP while she has a career, if she still has one.

Here's a line from her future script:

"You want fries with that?"

Or:

"Do I have to take off ALL my clothes in this scene, Mr. Jeremy?"

07-28-2007, 11:57 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Lohan's new movie one of the worst of the year LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There's a fresh candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honors. "I Know Who Killed Me," a ridiculous thriller (minus the thrills) starring the embattled Lindsay Lohan in a dual role, has all the hallmarks necessary for qualification: A nonsensical plot that grows sillier by the second, tawdry special effects, heavy-handed symbolism that's big on electric-blue hues and mechanical performances are all culprits as far as the title's concerned. We'll probably never know whether Lohan's most recent difficulties took their toll on the picture's box office potential, because either way, this movie doesn't even warrant one star. It was released on Friday without screening in advance for critics. Lohan plays Aubrey Fleming, an aspiring writer and promising pianist who disappears one evening while out with friends only to turn up in a hospital minus a hand and a leg after barely escaping from a madman's torture chamber. When her distraught parents (Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough) rush to her side while guys in FBI T-shirts methodically hunt for her would-be killer, she doesn't recognize the name they call her, insisting that she's Dakota Moss, a pole dancer in a seedy strip joint who subsequently has reason to believe she may actually be Aubrey's identical twin sister. Don't even ask. You might, however, find yourself asking just what was Lohan -- whose promising career already has taken a few hits with such films as "Just My Luck" and "Georgia Rule" -- thinking when she signed on to this nonsense? Maybe she was attracted to playing two parts for the price of one, having already shown a knack for duality in those "Parent Trap" and "Freaky Friday" remakes. Whatever the reason, Lohan, harshly lit throughout much of the film, finds herself fighting a losing battle as she attempts to breathe some sort of life into an alter ego character that already has serious credibility issues. It's also curious how she's the only stripper in the place who gets to keep all her clothes on while strutting her stuff, and the grisly clientele doesn't seem to mind. But that's the least of the problems with Jeffrey Hammond's script and Chris Sivertson's pretentious direction, which signals the identity of the real killer so early on in the game, you're sure it has to be a red -- or, make that blue -- herring. And whatever remaining subtlety somehow managed to escaped Sivertson's attention in this HD film is effectively blasted into oblivion by Joel McNeely's bombastic, derivative score. ---Wasn't Georgia Rule supposed to be one of the year's worst movies, too??
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07-29-2007, 12:01 AM	#2
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07-29-2007, 01:20 AM	#3
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07-29-2007, 04:15 AM	#4
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I wasn't too surpised that no reviews of this movie appeared in the NY papers the day "I Know Who Killed Me" opened, when a movie isn't screened for critics in advance, that means it blows! I really hate to kick a person when she's down, but the writing is on the wall... Lindsay Lohan is not talented. She is not a good actress, and she never will be. I read a blurb in the paper the other day about how she "doesn't read scripts" or "memorize lines." If you were Marlon Brando, I would cut you some slack, but since you are a self important primadonna, not bothering to know your lines means you are a lazy and undiscliplined actor. You have bragged also that you have never taken an acting class. Yeah, it shows. Real actors are professionals. They study hard and do what they can to make thier movie or play or whatever great. Real actors don't disrupt a production by calling in sick when you were really out partying all night. It's over Miss Lohan. With the help of God, the movoie making community has now realized that you are a sham. Get some help, get some rehab, and for God sakes, learn how to be a professional.
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07-29-2007, 07:22 PM	#5
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	Finally, she's on her way out. Good riddens I wouldn't watch one of her movies if they paid me. Hopefully Hollywood realizes their mistake and won't put her in another movie.
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07-30-2007, 11:28 AM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I hear that none of the major studios want to insure her - and I can't say I blame them.

07-30-2007, 03:03 PM	#9
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	thats understandable

08-04-2007, 04:11 AM	#10
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	How sad. But she's made her choices. A friend of mine says that all the stuff she does makes him like her more. "It makes her human and flawed", he says. "She's 20. She's supposed to be on drugs and out all night." I beg to disagree. No human being should strive for that kind of life at any age. And besides that, if she's destroyed her career, then that's nothing to admire either! Still sad. I'd thought she would have a future after the Parent Trap. But that was a long time ago...

08-04-2007, 05:34 AM	#12
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	This sounds like the feud that Bette Davis had with Joan Crawford.

08-05-2007, 09:24 PM	#15
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	I bought 'Mean Girls' on DVD a few years ago, and I liked it, but Lindsay Lohan should take a clue from her own movie. And GROW THE HELL UP while she has a career, if she still has one. Here's a line from her future script: "You want fries with that?" Or: "Do I have to take off ALL my clothes in this scene, Mr. Jeremy?"
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