Deadly Innocents (1989) User Reviews

An interesting story

[searchanddestroy-1 · 12 November 2010]

We could consider this feature as a sort of rip off of THELMA AND LOUISE, but not a road movie. The improbable meet of two outcast women. One escaped from a psychiatric institution, a murderer wife who killed her husband. She crosses the path of a shy girl with psychological problems. There are some touching sequences in this drama thriller that looks like a TV movie. Perhaps it could have been more deeply described, I mean the relations between the two leads.

The ending is not foreseeable. Very intriguing. I don't know the director, he only made minor films or TV series in the 80and 90's.

You can live without it, but it's worthwhile.

Excellent thriller

[lor_ · 28 May 2023]

My review was written in August 1990 after watching the movie on Quest Entertainment video cassette.

Ingenious plot devices energize the thriller "Deadly Innocents", a Florida-made gothic recently released to video stores.

Young Amanda Wyss gives an uninhibited performance as Angela, a woman raised by her religious fanatic dad as a boy (Andy) but given to an active fantasy life in which she dresses up in feminine garb and makeup.

Following her dad's opening-reel death of a heart attack she begins coming out of her shell.

Parallel scripting teams Wyss up with another schizo character, Mary Crosby, whose timid gal personality, Beth, is dominated by murderous Cathy, latter getting Crosby thrown in an asylum. Crosby escapes and hides out in Wyss' attic, befriending the youngster.

With several scenes reminiscent of the classic "Diabolique", the film segues to clever final-reel twists and a campy ending.

Crosby throws herself into the dual role with relish and is more amusing than scary as a femme fatale. Wyss is poignant and Bonnie Hellman scores.