Charming and brutal

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Recently, I innocently stumbled upon a flick aimlessly bobbing in the backwash of local late night TV--and unearthed a Junk Cinema Jewel the size of Godzilla.It's called "Dangerous Love", a self-described "erotic thriller" shot on the cheap in Italy with American actors--I use the term "actors" very loosely.Whatever hopes the the financial backers and producers nursed that "Dangerous Love" would be another "Body Heat" or "Peeping Tom" must have faded fast once they caught a glimpse of the final product.Despite what the title says, there is no "love" to be found in this movie. And the only "dangerous" thing about it is you might laugh yourself sick from watching it.Read the complete review at www.JunkCinema.com

Dangerous Love is a direct ripp off of Michael Powell's Peeping Tom, and with out the style and intensity. This 1988 version is Big Bird safe and a 6 yr old could watch the murder scenes and say, "Look Daddy, he is killing those cute girls while filming them with and old 8mm video camera". I gave it a 3 for the babes.If you like big hair from the 80's on hot babes (some have that fetish, I might), and big shoulders and waist cinching belts, at least you have some visuals to entertain you. Matlock has some of those leftovers in his TV show.This movie was so bad, I decided to go to bed at the last half hour of the movie, so I missed who the killer was. OMG! I have to know.Following Gabe around trying to exonerate himself was like watching the grass grow. Only with grass you have insects and birds to keep your attention.The film had pedestrian direction and way overlit "bar room" sets. If those were bars, my house is the Taj Mahal. The atmosphere of all the scenes had that Canadian antiseptic and sterile look.It was made in Italy and Elliot Gould (like a lot of stars from the 70's) toddled down there for what...a quick $20,000?Plot is simple: Follow girl, video her, kill her,(off camera) and make it look like someone else did it.Remember Morgan Freedom in Along Came a Spider, now THAT is a thriller, no wonder he keeps getting work. Are the actors in this film now cleaning up meridian strips along freeways?Well, I wasted time watching this movie and now another 15 minutes writing this review. I hope it helps the next poor victim, and I don't mean in the movie.

Poor Gabe (Lawrence Monoson), all he wants is a girl to love. He is fixated on Chris (Brenda Bakke),but he can't get near her because she belongs to Rick Taylor (Elliott Gould), a homicide detective who wants to charge him with the murders of Bree (Eloise DeJoria) and Susan (Kimberley Kates), and the attempted rape of Dominique (Teri Austin).The only one on his side is his buddy Jay (Peter Marc Jacobson). Amazingly enough, Chris also believes in him - or does she really?Gabe focuses on a suspect, and the good thing is that he leads him right to a strip club. Good work, Gabe.Annette (Robin Klein) is raped and murdered. Who's next? Who is the killer. I have my guess. I was wrong. Maybe you were better.Not a lot of great acting, and most of the action took place off screen, but it was interesting for a freebie.

Not a bad movie altogether. The suspense in some scenes was great. However, some of the acting wasn't all that great. Particularly Lawrence Monoson, who portrays Gabe. Some of the things he does in this film are STUPID. While good and suspenseful overall, I couldn't help laugh during a couple scenes. It's not a waste of an hour and a half at all, but I wouldn't go out and buy it either.5.5 out of 10