Runtime:
94 minutes
Directed
by: Steve Anderson
Starring:
Jon Favreau (yes, the director of Iron Man and its sequel), Joey
Lauren Adams, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelsey Grammer
From:
Aura Entertainment
Tuesday...
oh Tuesday. On Monday night I was looking online for a schedule of
what would be on pay TV the next day that I could see. I came across
quite the revelation: it was scheduled almost perfectly that from
3:40 until almost 10 PM I could watch four Rachael Leigh Cook films
in a row! It was spread out across 4 different channels across
Showtime, Encore and The Movie Channel channels. Talk about a
RACHAELAPALOOZA, unlike anything I've experienced before and won't ever again.
Except
for one case (and I got the film on DVD so I could watch that to see
the first few minutes I missed) I was able to watch one film, wait a
few minutes, then start up a new one. Even for me, it was almost too
much of a good thing, doing that sort of marathon, especially after
doing one this past Thursday. Still, seeing three of the four movies
in HD... worked for me. This movie wasn't the first in the marathon
but I picked it as it is the most interesting to talk about.
This
is yet another odd indie movie she appeared in. It reminds me in some
ways of 29 Palms, but thankfully the characters here in general are
definitely more pleasant. The story is that a struggling actor
(Favreau) gets paid a lot of money to deliver a mysterious suitcase
to the tiny town of Baker, California. There, he meets a rather odd
assortment of characters.
I
will admit right away that I was going along with the story, as weird
as it is. Then, the last act happens and it gets REALLY strange, and
it isn't really explained what happened, then it ends. What a typical
indie movie thing to do, I say. Yet, I did not hate it. It's
enjoyable to watch, especially if you enjoy something a little
off-kilter, which becomes quite a bit off-kilter. There are plenty of
humorous (and dark) situations that tickled my fancy. There are
famous faces in the cast I haven't mentioned yet, like Sean Bean, Jon
Gries, Bud Cort, and Daryl Hannah. I heard it compared to the 80's
cult film Repo Man; why not? I am not 100 percent sure what I watched
here, but I did not hate it.
I
swear, I am not praising the movie because of the presence of Cook
and what her character does. She plays Ruthie, a young lady who is
quite wild. She pounds down Miller High Life (the champagne of
beers!), drinks Jack out of the bottle, and she actually combines
Jack with whipped cream by downing a shot then squirting the whipped
cream right in her mouth. While it's not exactly what I would have
done with that person and the combination of items... it was still
pretty hot! I can't even deny it. She aso doesn't wear a bra at all
during the movie and at one point you see her lean forward in a
low-cut top and shortly after some sexual intercourse, she puts on
her top and you briefly see a bit of sideboob action. But I swear
that was not the big reason why I am giving a pass on the movie! I
already mentioned what I liked concerning the humourous moments, the
cast, and the performances. She did look smokin' hot in this movie, though.
Oh,
and this is yet another film which relates to masturbation! I won't
delve into the details but it's just discussed, talking about semen
and Vaseline and I'll spare you the details about that.
I'll
be back tomorrow night with another review from one of the four
movies I watched on Tuesday.
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