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4.0 out of 5 stars
Slick neo-noir that delivers the goods, February 16, 2004
This review is from: Delusion [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Awash in the sea of neo-noirs that have surfaced since 1980's Body Heat, Delusion manages to stand out by dint of its slick, edgy hipness, both in acting and script. Carl Copaert's direction is a perfect complement to the script co-written by him and Kurt Voss, writer of another overlooked, edgy 90s neo-noir, Genuine Risk.
Jim Metzler is George O'Brien, a corporate guy fed up with his boss' stupidity and greed who, because of that, embezzles from his company a nice stash of cash and hightails it from L.A. luxe to barren desert roads. In so doing he finds Patty and Chevy (Jennifer Rubin and Kyle Secor--he of later Homicide fame), a wacked odd young couple who pretend auto hardship to get a lift from George.
Unfortunately they're not telling the truth. Chevy is, shall we say, unstable. And Patty? Hard to say. Rubin makes her a great, sexy femme fatale. The question is, is she REALLY a femme fatale? Or isn't she? Actually, it's Chevy's instability that drives this baby, just like it drives George to do things which, as a conservative business guy, he normally would not do. But of course he's ALREADY done something off the beaten track, stealing the dough. This is a great noir road movie that updates a buncha earlier flicks.
It's given further oomph when Chevy directs George to his pal Larry, Jerry Ohrbach, who Chevy needs to see about some stuff. This is the capper for Chevy's instability--hey, I'm not gonna give anything away here. Check it out yourself, it's worth it.
Patty and Chevy are not always, let's say, compatible. George and Chevy? Same thing. This is a flick that does what it's supposed to do and does a great job, too. You like noir?
Here's a perfect 90s slice of it, pardner. Grab it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ONE OF THE BEST ART FILMS I HAVE EVEN SEEN, June 29, 1999
This review is from: Delusion [VHS] (VHS Tape)
JENNIFER RUBIN AND KYLE SECOR ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE BAD GUYS, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LIKE THEM. SECOR PLAYED HIS PART WITH PERFECTION.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enthralling. You will be drawn in, then stay there!, June 19, 1999
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This review is from: Delusion [VHS] (VHS Tape)
As with many things, simplicity is elegance. Director Carl Colpaert uses the stark, desolate images of the desert to spark your own emotions for the characters and storyline of this film, rather than having the actors over-tell the story through tiresome dialogue. You really FEEL the loneliness and isolation of the players and their un-enviable positions. Yet, at the same time the capitivating, unique (often refreshingly quirky) characters counterbalance the harshness of the plot and setting. Images of Hitchcock, gangsters, and old west gunslingers seem to meet in a Twilight Zone world. Visually stunning! The deserts of Death Valley may be the real star of this show. Watch... be capitivated... and be moved. Enjoy!Of Note: Something MUST be done to make the cost of video more accessible! $80 is unrealistic for a 1991 "art film."
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