Single White Female 2: The Psycho

Single White Female 2: The Psycho
Directed by Keith Samples
Produced by Marc Bienstock
Written by
  • Glenn Hobart
  • Andy Hurst
  • Ross Helford
Starring
Music by Steven M. Stern
Cinematography Thomas M. Harting
Edited by Peter Devaney Flanagan
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Single White Female 2: The Psycho is a 2005 direct-to-video thriller film and a sequel of the 1992 film Single White Female. Directed by Keith Samples, it stars Kristen Miller, Allison Lange and Brooke Burns.

Plot

In New York, PR colleagues and roommates Holly Parker (Kristen Miller) and Jan Lambert (Brooke Burns) are disputing a promotion in their agency. The unethical Jan deceives Holly and sends her to Chicago. Meanwhile, she seduces Holly's boyfriend David Kray (Tad Babcock), in the opening of a fancy restaurant he owns, and they have a one-night stand. When Holly arrives back home, she finds out David cheated on her with Jan, and decides to move into a new apartment. She schedules a meeting with the needy Tess Kositch (Allison Lange) and they become roommates and friends. When Tess cuts and dyes her hair identical to Holly's, she sees that her new roommate is obsessed with her. When Holly follows Tess to an underground nightclub called "Sin", she realizes that the girl is deranged. But Tess wants to be her friend and put Holly out of her misery by eliminating her former bad friends.

Cast

  • Kristen Miller as Holly Parker
  • Allison Lange as Tess Kositch
  • Brooke Burns as Jan Lambert
  • Tad Babcock as David Kray
  • Francois Giroday as Leonard Ripken
  • Tracey McCall as Lacey
  • Rif Hutton as Detective Rousch
  • Kyme as Doctor
  • James Madio as Sam
  • Gary Riotto as Wade

Critical response

Critical reception for Single White Female 2 has been predominantly negative.[1][2] David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews panned the movie heavily and described it as "bad, incompetently made and with virtually no redeeming qualities."[3] DVD Talk was also heavily critical of all aspects of the film, especially its title, and commented "Single White Female 2: The Psycho? Is that the title? Did I miss something? In the original Single White Female, did Jennifer Jason Leigh not play a psycho? Or maybe there was a Single White Female 1.5 in which all the pretty roommates did nothing but drink tea and give each other perms."[4] DVD Verdict also panned the film and advised any potential viewers to avoid the movie as it was "the original movie minus all of the good stuff".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Single White Female 2: The Psycho". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Single White Female 2: the Psycho (review)". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ↑ David Nusair (2005-11-06). "Single White Female 2: The Psycho". Reel Film Reviews. Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Likewise, Single White Female 2 is jam-packed with the sort of elements one might expect out of a '70s exploitation flick - minus the sex and violence (the film is shockingly tame in regards to both).
  4. ↑ "Single White Female 2: The Psycho". DVDtalk.com. February 4, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ Hattaway, Mitchell. "Single White Female 2: The Psycho (Review)". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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