Runtime:
89 minutes
Directed
by: Jay Lowi
Starring:
Rachael Leigh Cook, Shawn Hatosy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Lorraine
Bracco
From:
Myriad Pictures
Yep,
another Rachael film. This time, I watched one because this was on a
Showtime channel in HD and to be perfectly honest, I knew there was
at least one scene where you got to see Ms. Cook in her underwear;
turns out, you get to see her a few times in her underwear; I was
fine with this! By the way, she was an uncredited producer on this
film, one of the many this had. That nor her scantily clad nature
will affect what I say about this, I swear.
The
plot is that a pair of cops (including Bracco) find a guy (Hatosy)
wandering on a rural road and bring him into the hospital. They talk
to him to find out what happened, and he tells a tale... turns out,
this fellow, David, was in a total friendzone relationship with Jenny
(Cook). I mean, that's really what it was. And she was a cocktease
too! Poor bastard David. He's average and sort of dorky-looking and
of course, he would like to hook up with someone who looks like
Jenny. It gets even worse for him as he old pal Alan (Meyers) shows
up and he's more than a little crazy... which unfortunately describes
Meyers in real life. He and Jenny develop a romantic relationship as hey, he's dangerous and good looking and all that and
you can figure out how David feels about the whole thing. They all
still try to be pals with each other, believe it or not, but things
go awry... and Estella Warren gets involved too. Remember when she
was going to be the next big thing? That was so long ago.
Overall,
this is quite the wacky indie movie, which is a drama/thriller. It
was filmed in Canada but set in Ohio. I noticed the Canadian roots
after seeing a 60 kilometers per hour sign briefly in one scene. I
remember those from being in Ontario a few years ago. This film isn't
perfect by any means but I thought it was entertaining-enough to say
you should give this a watch if the plot description sounds good to
you. The performances are all at least fine and Jonathan was the best
thing; it isn't too surprising he became well-known after this movie,
only to have those personal problems with alcohol that has had a
negative impact on his career. You can question if you like any of
these characters for the way that all of them end up acting; that
wasn't really a bother to me, personally. It's an indie movie so they're not afraid to do that sort of thing.
The
random things you'll see and hear here include a song done for the
soundtrack that samples the great drum opening from Zeppelin's When
The Levee Breaks, characters singing a Bell Viv Devoe song, and you
see full frontal nudity from Meyers... twice. That was something I
was not expecting.
I'll
be back Monday night.
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