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Rip It Off

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1 star:		(7)

 

 

The only reason I bought this movie is because Alison Hannigan and Alexis Denisof was in it.(I'm a huge Buffy fan) I knew it wasn't going to be the greatest films ever made but I didn't realize how bad it was going to be. Watching the film I felt almost embarassed for the actors since they were given such crappy material. The story line was thin and it seemed like the movie couldn't decide from whose point of view it wanted to tell the story from. It begins and ends with a narration of the ex-boyfriend of Jennifer Episito's character but for most of the film he isn't an important character. The direction was horrible. It seemed they tried to make shots that were supposed to look cool but it only looked like they were covering up there low budget of a film. There were some scenes that made me feel like I was watching an episode of Dawson Creek or Smallville because there were quite a few scenes with songs playing while showing how sad or troubled a character was. I really wish they had cut that out because it had no point and made the movie drag out even longer than it should have.

The only good thing about the movie was the acting especially from the three female leads. I actually thought Hannigan and Kinski had chemistry together. I would only recomend this movie to die hard Buffy fans or if you're a die hard fan of another actor in this film and then you should only rent it.

There's a lot of things wrong with this movie....one being the wasted talents of its gifted cast. Nastassja Kinski (Cat People, One Night Stand), Alyson Hannigan (Boys and Girls, Tv's Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Jennifer Esposito (Tv's Spin City, Master Of Disguise), Brian McCradie (Speed 2: Cruise Control), Steve Harris (Tv's The Practice, Minority Report), Todd Field (Stranger Than Fiction, Twister) and even the always awesome Alexis Denisof (Tv's Angel, Rouge Trader) are all burned out with a soggy script and its way too familiar and formulaic. It's about what adds up to be a bad bank robbery with everyone shooting each other up at the end. I really thought the accents of both McCradie and Denisof trying to do Russians was bad. McCradie is Irish isnt he and Denisof is like British..no, I'm not buying it for one second. Kinski, Hannigan and Esposito are all sexy but like I said....Not much fun...drags on a long time.

The only reason I saw this movie was becuase Alyson Hannigan was in it. I had hoped it would showcase her talents beyond her role on "Buffy." Unfortunately, the movie is unwatchable. Save your money and pass on this.

..but only because of Alyson Hannigan.
I think she did a FANTASTIC job of showing her talents beyond Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and showing how she can play any role handed to her and well.
I thought this movie was good in most places and had a fantastic ending (which was a great performance by Alyson Hannigan - again!).
I would love it to come out on Region 2 for the Ukers.

I was really excited about seeing Alyson Hannigan in a movie where she's not playing Willow (from Buffy) or Michelle (from American Pie). Unfortunately, Alyson is the ONLY bright spot in this movie and there was not even enough of her. It was truly painful to watch at times. Everyone else's acting was atrocious. Jennifer Esposito should have her Guild card revoked for her performance. The story was awful, the script worse. If you're an Alyson Hannigan fan, watch it once for her performance. Skip through everything else. You won't miss much.

Never could have guesse that this movie would be so bad. COuld not reach the end of it, a very rare occasion!! The dialogues are so ludicrous, characters and acting obnoxious, I can't, I repeat, I can't understand how Alyson Hannigan starred this piece of... Shame on me for being such a BUFFY fan and having the bad habit of renting / buying anything remotely related to the cast of BUFFY....

Two stars only for the fact that Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof were in the film. Besides that the movie was horrible. I found it hard just to pay attention. The only part of the movie that had an affect on me was when Alyson Hannigan's friend in the movie died and Alyson Hannigan was destroyed, the flashbacks of them were so heartbreaking. I felt Alyson's performance in that scene was the only thing that had me. Alexis Denisof's fake russian accent was atrocious.

I rented the movie only for the fact that I saw Alyson Hannigan was in it. Being an extremely big Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel fan, I was ecstatic to read that Alexis Denisof was in it. But I must say, what a disappointment it was.

This movie was filmed in Hollywood in 2000, released in the Netherlands on DVD in 2001 under the title "Beyond the city limits", then finnaly released in the USA under the title "Rip it Off" in 2003. This is a very underrated film, it may have its flaws but I found the performances of the 3 female leads good enough to make it a reasonably good film, and viewers should take in to consideration the fact that this is only Gigi Gaston's second attempt at directing. I was glad to see Alyson Hannigan in a role that required more dramatic range than "Buffy" or "American Pie", I would love to see her in more roles like this but she seems to be mired in "Comedy" right now. The main flaw with this film is the poor editing, in watching this film I get the feeling that alot of good scenes were left on the cutting room floor. I would love to see a "Directors Cut" version of this film released with all these scenes restored.

If you wanna watch Kinsi and Alyson Hannigan embarrassing themselves by accepting to work in such a mean, bad and mediocre movie, than this is the right movie...

The history is a joke, direction is floppy, almost non existant, Alyson Hanningan gives her worst performance ever. It's one of those movies that, I'm sure, everybody involved , after watchin the final footage, excclaimed: "What have we done??"!!

Awful

I myself am a huge Buffy/Angel fan, I had read the reviews here and I thought it was worth a shot seeing it. Well The script was terrible, the story even worse, direction - don't get me started. One reviewer said it, it was like they didn't know whose point of view to choose. The soundtrack was awful. The ending was sooo stupid. did anyone else see the people at the docks leaning against the rail as three people are shot in front of them... they just keep standing there. Like nothing is happening. I really haven't seen a movie this bad in... well... EVER!! Oh and Alyson Hannigan's acting was way better in My stepmother is an alien. I think she was about 13 in that role. Don't get me wrong she's a extremely talented actress... I blame it on the script.

rent it, don't buy it. You'll be embarassed to own it. I am.