Single White Female 2: The Psycho

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Single White Female 2: The Psycho
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DVD cover
Directed by Keith Samples
Written by
  • Glenn Hobart
  • Andy Hurst
  • Ross Helford
Produced byMarc Bienstock
Starring
CinematographyThomas M. Harting
Edited byPeter Devaney Flanagan
Music bySteven Stern
Production
companies
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)(United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Single White Female 2: The Psycho is a 2005 American direct-to-video psychological thriller film and a sequel to the 1992 film Single White Female . Directed by Keith Samples, it stars Kristen Miller, Allison Lange and Brooke Burns. It was universally panned by critics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Plot

In New York, PR colleagues and roommates Holly Parker and Jan Lambert 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, 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 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

Critical response

Critical reception for Single White Female 2 has been predominantly negative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Single White Female 2: The Critical reception for Single White Female 2 was 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]

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