Black Widow (1987)
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
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What critics compared Black Widow to
A weirdly effective cross between The Girl on the Train , the genre classic Black Widow (1987), and any number of quick-fire Saturday Night Live-inspired comedies, A Simple Favor sets its own path, pace and style and sticks to it all the way.
Theresa Russell shows up as the sexy, stinking rich mother of one of the girls (and perhaps as a reference to her memorable villainess in Black Widow).