Rotten
As written by Kevin Falls and directed by Tom Holland, The Temp starts well and runs into trouble about midway through.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
The Temp
She'll eliminate the competition... permanently.
1993 · 1h 37m · R
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Tom Holland
Overview
Peter Derns, an executive at Mrs. Appleby's Cooke Company, fears his future prospects are crumbling fast, until the arrival of Kris Bolin, a gorgeous, cooly efficient temp - and sultry temptress - who helps him develop a marketing campaign that slays the competition. But after two executives mysteriously die, Peter discovers his job security may vanish due to the one person he needs to trust: his temp.
Director and cast
- Tom Holland Director
- Timothy Hutton as Peter Derns
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Kris Bolin
- Dwight Schultz as Roger Jasser
- Oliver Platt as Jack Hartsell
- Steven Weber as Brad Montroe
- Colleen Flynn as Sara Meinhold
- Faye Dunaway as Charlene Towne
- Scott Coffey as Lance
- Dakin Matthews as Dr. Feldman
- Maura Tierney as Sharon Derns
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
32%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Temp is as unimaginative as thrillers get, with a plot-by-numbers script and insipid direction.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Some of the movie plays as if it were intended to be tongue-in-cheek, but other parts are played straight, making it appear that Holland and his screenwriter Kevin Falls couldn't make up their minds about what sort of movie they wanted to make.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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