a call girl witness a murder and become the killer next target . director brian de palma be really on a pretentious roll here represent his camera swoop around corner in a museum ( after linger a long time over a painting of an ape ) and divvies up into split screen for arty purpose and practically give away his plot with a sequence ( again in split screen ) where two character be both watch a tv program about transsexual and and stag his ( first ) finale during a thunderous rainstorm . dress to kill be exhaust and primarily because it ask u to swallow so much and give back nothing substantial . much of the acting ( with the exception of young keith gordon ) be mediocre and the ( second ) finale be a rip off of de palma own carrie not to mention psycho . the explanation of the dirty deeds play like a spoof of hitchcock and not an homage . stylish in a steely cold way and the end result be distinctly half bake . from .