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Exception to the Rule 2pk [VHS]

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A young married jewel dealer has a one-night stand that comes back to haunt him. His fling is a blackmailing psychopath who wants a valuable set of imported diamonds from South Africa. Sounds OK on paper. However, the script progresses from humorously predictable to wildly unbelievable - down to the final showdown between the dealer, his wife, and the murderous siren.

Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) works too hard as the dealer (especially in the latter part of the film where you can feel him sweating to be intense) and he lacks the charm that he displays on his TV show. Sean Young has little to do as the wife. And "Sex & The City's" Kim Cattral does her standard seductive woman bit until she becomes comically evil as she starts bumping off those who get in her way. What ultimately brings this down are the same things that can wreck any film - bad script and direction.

In a nutshell, McCormack does a splendid job considering what, and whom, he has to work with. It's hard to tell if Young is acting or merely reading her lines. Cattrall is absolutely hateful as the evil Carla. The plot is largely predictable, the charaters (as written) are shallow, and everyone involved with McCormack's character (his business partner, his shrink, the evil Carla) are suspect from the get-go. McCormack's acting skills are the only "Exception" that holds this mess of a "Rule" together.