A Face to Die For

March. 11,1996      
Rating:
5.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A scarred, unattractive young woman is conned into helping with a robbery of her employer. As a result, she is sent to prison, gets plastic surgery, and returns to seek revenge on those who wronged her.

Yasmine Bleeth as  Emily Gilmore
James Wilder as  Alec Dalton
Robin Givens as  Claudia
Richard Beymer as  Dr. Matthew Sheridan
Ricky Paull Goldin as  Paul Mallory
Chandra West as  Sheila Gilmore
Mitchell Ryan as  Joe Thomas
Mary Ellen Trainor as  Nora Gilmore
Rosalind Ayres as  Mrs. Travers
Bette Ford as  Mrs. Berman

Reviews

Mjeteconer
1996/03/11

Just perfect...

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VeteranLight
1996/03/12

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Baseshment
1996/03/13

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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FirstWitch
1996/03/14

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Saturn77
1996/03/15

It's quite an interesting movie to watch with a plot that's a bit hard to believe in places but the main fact that caught my attention was that it copied the plot to a large degree of an Australian mini series called "Return To Eden" from 1983.A couple of points about the plot of this movie. Firstly the way the leading lady seemed to be released from prison immediately after a fight with another inmate was a little puzzling. Then later I thought it was strange that she showed no gratitude to the surgeon in the long term for doing a great repair job on her face. So what if he wanted her to look very similar to his deceased wife. From memory, in "Return To Eden" the leading lady did end up marrying the surgeon to show her gratitude.

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Klynn727
1996/03/16

I like this movie a lot. I watch it every time I catch it on. Good storyline...never gets old. Good cast. I love Yasmeen Bleeth & Robin Givens. There appears to have been a chemistry between them that made the friendship believable. There were some characters you loved to hate as well. I never get tired of these types of movies. This movie has everything you need in a good girlie movie. Makes you laugh, cry, swear, flinch and cheer all in 90 minutes. I would recommend this movie to all the women I know, and I probably have already. If I find it on DVD, it is a must purchase. Ladies, add this one to your libraries. There is another lifetime movie that is similar to this one in story line and title and I watched it the first time thinking it was this one. Turned out to be a good one also. That one was A Face To Kill For. I still think this was a good movie.

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jennie0409
1996/03/17

Yasmine Bleeth is not very believable as a meek, quiet girl, but as her character evolves, the overacting seems to come to a close. As her character blossoms and changes, Bleeth doesn't seem to have to work as hard. I guess you just can't cast a "Baywatch babe" as an ugly, quiet character. It is simply too much of a contradiction. Once her character is transformed (not only in looks, but as a character as well), however, the movie takes a turn for the better. The plot line is wonderful. This is wonderfully written. A bit unrealistic, this movie still gets by because it's just that-a movie. This is a definite must-see for Lifetime TV viewers.

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scaramou
1996/03/18

Pretty entertaining, as far as these TV soapers go. Nothing happens that you can't see coming a few commercial breaks away, but the cast is fun and the story is reminiscent of those great old Joan Crawford melodramas with plots that only make sense at 3 a.m.

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