BB
(out of 5)
Aggravating bore about a grab-bag of characters who spend two hours whining endlessly about their lives and then never do anything useful about it. Jason Patric stands out in a terrific performance as a vicious womanizer who turns out to be a lot more complex than at first seems clear, but everyone else in this afflicted film is too selfish and uncaring to keep your attention (Ben Stiller is a particularly good example of this). Fans of Catherine Keener might want to take a peek, but otherwise it’s a waste of time.
Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films, Fleece
USA, 1998
Directed by Neil LaBute
Screenplay by Neil LaBute
Cinematography by Nancy Schreiber
Produced by Steve Golin, Jason Patric
Music by Frankie Pine
Production Design by Charles William Breen
Costume Design by April Napier
Film Editing by Joel Plotch
Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 1998.
National Board of Review Awards 1998.
