De Palma stamp is clearly here, which is good. Stellar cast all excels in character. Amazing cinematography is captivating and engaging. Seriously tense moments and very intelligently written and directed. This will become a classic. Suspense galore, highly recommended

Filme legal pra caralho, o roteiro é legal, as cenas de morte foram boas, o elenco é bacaninha, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, a história é boa, e o plot twist deixou o filme melhor, que foi o doutor elliot que se vestiu de mulher e matou as mulheres no filme, que perto do final tomou um tiro e foi para o hospital, e depois no final que foi fraco, ele estrangulou a enfermeira e foi atrás da kate miller e matou ela, só que ela estava sonhando, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme.

Freaky suspense thriller that does enough to keep you watching until it gets to the chase. Original and edgy for it’s day and age, a notch above today’s attempts at being edgy.

Very well told story about a transvestite serial killer. The first 30 minutes with Angie Dickinson are insanely good. The rest isn't as good, mostly because Nancy Allen is terrible but she does better here than most movies she's been in. I've always thought it was one of De Palma's best films.

Dressed to Kill (1980). It's supposed to be inspired by Hitchcock's Psycho, but it's really like a mockery of Giallo. This ridiculous woman looking for a lover. The nerdy guy, too many dream sequences like at the end of Carrie. Great music by Pino Donaggio. Dennis Franz playing the same guy as in other performances. The best part of the movie was Nancy Allen.

There's homage (to Hitchcock) and then there's plagiarism. This tries to be more erotic than Hitchcock (and fails: showing naked bodies isn't the same thing), "pays tribute" to Psycho by stealing scenes and subplots and tries to capture the mystery of Vertigo, without coming close. Ultimately, the story descends into farce and quite what film Nancy Allen was in I really wonder. National Lampoon's Hitchcock for idiots perhaps?

"It was the 80s" is not an excuse.

A well acted and well directed film. However certain creative decisions left me unsatisfied with its disjointed third act.

Is Psycho meets The Bird with Crystal Plumage in a sleazy giallo of the 80's and Brain De Palma who shocked audiences with Carrie did really gorgeous with directing the editing and the camera works and he really understands how to make a great giallo horror cinema and also Brain really knows how to build up the suspense since Hitchcock. And really beautiful haunting score by the great composer Pino Donaggico.

Dressed to Kill is quite an interesting suspenseful horror movie. Made by the legendary director who gave the world "Scarface" and "Carrie" (Brian De Palma) gives us a movie about a killer who is on the loose after killing a rather troublesome mother. While I think the film is good in certain parts, I would say the plot of the killer ends on a rather predictable note; it is pretty obvious who was the killer and the ending sequence is honestly unnecessary. If you are a fan of films like Manhunter this may be for you, but do not expect it to be a masterpiece, it is fairly decent at best.

This film is entertaining. Worth a Watch.

Fairly good, though not totally compelling. A few clunky directorial moments and a few nice touches as well. The extension to the end seemed unnecessary. Well acted by all of the leads.

I saw this looking through a modern lens, but the twist wasn't very surprising and although the shots and camera moves are gorgeous, in particular with the POV in the museum, it felt like some of the slower dollies, pans, and tilts were too slow that the audience could figure out what the shock was before it happened. That all said, it is a beautiful movie to look at.

One of DePalma’s best.

Trashy bizarre transsexualism when it was normal to demonize it. The music was alright, the camera work good, but the acting was a bit off and the plot was cheap. Saw on TCM.

This movie is an interesting part of film history. The topics handled here, over 40 years ago, are relevant today but also relatively more mainstream today but utterly shocking in 1980. Brian DePalma has a distinct and important place in film history. I have to admit that some of his deliberate and conscious filming choices are not my style. On the other hand there are unique and eerie elements of this film that make it very watchable and very distinct. The film, for many reasons, could not be made today. For one, there are elements of the story that would be crushed by today's technological breakthrough. For another, the topics explored are very sensitive to the current population, and in the current conversation. Regardless, there is a lot to relish here. The performances of Nancy Allen, Dennis, Franz, and Michael Caine are great. The characters are a little over the top, but the performances are great. Nancy Allen is best horror victim, aside from Halloween's Jamie Lee Curtis, since Janet Lee. Angie Dickinson is good for the role she played and the publicity it brought the film, but she is not terrific in this. Dated, but worth seeing.

DePalma's mystery thriller isn't as complicated as it looks from the outside but he surely makes a visually impressive and creatively shot thriller out of a Hitchcock's film and mind you, it's a pretty brilliant attempt. His distinctive visual style, arresting camera work and continuous long shots are the best thing of this film. The museum sequence is darn enthralling, A perfect game of hide and seek with an enticing urge to it.

It has really aged poorly.

Nancy Allen sounds like an actress in an 70s x-rated movie. Typical Brian DePalma. If you enjoy his movies, you'll enjoy this, and say hi to your middle school English teacher.

There's a LOT of attitudes that haven't aged very well, so be warned. The suspense, especially in the first part of the film, is excellent though.