First of all I have to say that LYING IN WAIT is NOT the worst Rutger Hauer-movie ever (I haven't seen them all, so I'm not sure, but for the moment I'd say THE LAW OF THE DESERT has got to be the worst). I also must say that the best thing that happened while watching LYING IN WAIT, was that I lost interest in the movie halfway through it. By doing so, I completely did not see the twist in the end coming. So the movie got me there. An extra point for that.
The plot is a hit and miss one, becoming slow and boring in the mid-section. Babee Gordon (can you believe the stupid name?) is a young man living in the house of his deceased mother. His only occupations are his paintings and spending time with his friend El, a girl who likes him more than a little bit. Keith and Vera Miller arrive and become Babee's new neighbours. They invite him and El to dinner. A lot of seductive talking is being done, but nothing happens. When Babee gets invited a second time, however, things go wrong...
Virginia Madsen and Rutger Hauer succeed more or less in saving this film. Hauer's part in this movie is odd, to say the least. Due to a car crash he spends most of the movie (and I quote) in a "persistent vegetative state" (!?) Now is that an acknowledged medical term?? Wathever. Now you can also see Hauer play the accordion AND wearing a red helmet (though not at the same time). Those are two of my favorite props used by mr. Hauer and it's a mind-boggling experience seeing him associated with them (for a full list, check out Gravyshanks comment "Props for Rutger Hauer", however he forgot to mention Hauer caressing boobies and spanking buttocks). Anyway, an extra point for Hauer going at it with the props.
Then there are also two scenes which you just have to see. One is a one-minute-long David Lynch-type of scene which will make you go "What the f#@k!?!". It involves Babee entering a room containing some mental-patients, including a skinny mutant-midget with a high-pitched voice. The other scene has Virginia Madsen performing a singing/dancing/stripping-act on a beach for Babee. In my opinion her act is not very erotic, but rather embarrassing. Although she does not go all the way, we do get a good glimpse at what she's offering... So add another two points for those scenes.
So that makes 4 out of 10 points for LYING IN WAIT and 4 damned good reasons for you to watch this movie.
The plot is a hit and miss one, becoming slow and boring in the mid-section. Babee Gordon (can you believe the stupid name?) is a young man living in the house of his deceased mother. His only occupations are his paintings and spending time with his friend El, a girl who likes him more than a little bit. Keith and Vera Miller arrive and become Babee's new neighbours. They invite him and El to dinner. A lot of seductive talking is being done, but nothing happens. When Babee gets invited a second time, however, things go wrong...
Virginia Madsen and Rutger Hauer succeed more or less in saving this film. Hauer's part in this movie is odd, to say the least. Due to a car crash he spends most of the movie (and I quote) in a "persistent vegetative state" (!?) Now is that an acknowledged medical term?? Wathever. Now you can also see Hauer play the accordion AND wearing a red helmet (though not at the same time). Those are two of my favorite props used by mr. Hauer and it's a mind-boggling experience seeing him associated with them (for a full list, check out Gravyshanks comment "Props for Rutger Hauer", however he forgot to mention Hauer caressing boobies and spanking buttocks). Anyway, an extra point for Hauer going at it with the props.
Then there are also two scenes which you just have to see. One is a one-minute-long David Lynch-type of scene which will make you go "What the f#@k!?!". It involves Babee entering a room containing some mental-patients, including a skinny mutant-midget with a high-pitched voice. The other scene has Virginia Madsen performing a singing/dancing/stripping-act on a beach for Babee. In my opinion her act is not very erotic, but rather embarrassing. Although she does not go all the way, we do get a good glimpse at what she's offering... So add another two points for those scenes.
So that makes 4 out of 10 points for LYING IN WAIT and 4 damned good reasons for you to watch this movie.