when you compare what brian de palma be do in the 80 to what pass for entertainment today and his film keep look good and well . dress to kill and blow out and body double and scarface and carlito way be all superb work of a cinematic craftsman at the peak of his power . the guy have a long run of good than average film . this be pure hitchcock with an 80 dash of lurid perversion and an affectionately told tale of lust and murder with plenty of twist and huge helping of style and a stunning pino donaggio score and and a trashy and giallo inspire plot . de palma love of complex camera work and luscious and blood smudge visuals help overcome the logical hole while the terrific performance of dennis franz and keith gordon ( a good director in his own right ) and nancy allen ( de palma wife at the time ) and michael caine make every scene special . let the virtuoso take you on a surreal and scary and erotically charge odyssey and you will enjoy every frame of dress to kill .