I watched this movie yesterday. I was informed by a friend of mine that this was an excellent erotic thriller and one of Meg Ryan's best films.
Well it just shows how one persons opinion can be far different to another. I found this film to be very different than what I expected, IN A BAD WAY.
Frankly Meg Ryan did not give much of an acting performance to speak of, she was basically a big name presence in an otherwise unremarkable thriller.
The main selling point I guess was for people who wanted to see Meg Ryan in an erotic thriller. Well I did not find this movie all that erotic, yes it was disturbing and rather seamy. As for the thriller element I already worked out the possible identity of the killer the first time I saw him and had decided for definite by the time he reappeared. The characters were really not that well drawn or all that interesting.
Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Jason Leigh were also wasted as their performances were nothing that could not have been achieved by lesser name actors. But of course this was the purpose, to add recognizable names to increase ticket sales and rentals.
This movie to me was a total disappointment on all levels. It failed to be much of a memorable erotic thriller, it failed to provide great acting performances and it failed to provide an intricately plotted story containing some unexpected surprises.
It was however not complete drivel, and is a serviceable enough thriller, but I would not recommend that much money be spent to watch it. 5/10
Well it just shows how one persons opinion can be far different to another. I found this film to be very different than what I expected, IN A BAD WAY.
Frankly Meg Ryan did not give much of an acting performance to speak of, she was basically a big name presence in an otherwise unremarkable thriller.
The main selling point I guess was for people who wanted to see Meg Ryan in an erotic thriller. Well I did not find this movie all that erotic, yes it was disturbing and rather seamy. As for the thriller element I already worked out the possible identity of the killer the first time I saw him and had decided for definite by the time he reappeared. The characters were really not that well drawn or all that interesting.
Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Jason Leigh were also wasted as their performances were nothing that could not have been achieved by lesser name actors. But of course this was the purpose, to add recognizable names to increase ticket sales and rentals.
This movie to me was a total disappointment on all levels. It failed to be much of a memorable erotic thriller, it failed to provide great acting performances and it failed to provide an intricately plotted story containing some unexpected surprises.
It was however not complete drivel, and is a serviceable enough thriller, but I would not recommend that much money be spent to watch it. 5/10