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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strong acting, but...lacking, May 14, 2006
It's about 3 parties of people with agendas screwing each other over. There's a very Gratuitous Sex Scene, a kidnapping, a psycho, etc... but somehow it fails to gel. It's really not bad, it's just.... not good either. It tries very, very hard to be True Romance (with a smarter, tougher girl) but misses.
It's sort of sweet, but also sort of obvious. And I HATE the lame title.
Upside? Joy Bryant acts her socks (and pretty much every thing else, in the aforementioned GSS) off - she's good. Dominic Purcel is as adorable as always. The two dumb kidnappers are excellent, the psycho is terrific, they're all pretty much brilliant. I wish I could put my finger on why this movie didn't do it for me. Oh well.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent Performance, December 25, 2004
Clever use of ex-convict as main character trying to come up with a plan to squeak through a series of criminal misfortune. Decent story line, good solid performance by the players, strong use of lesser known players to carry the flick. I'd recommend it if you enjoy a good plot.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Movie, October 29, 2006
I've seen the movie twice, both time on Showtime. I thought it was pretty good. I've loved Dominic Purcell since John Doe, even though the show didn't last. He's a great actor, and in this movie he has a weird kind of innocence, or a slight naivete about his charater that makes him that much more appealing. It doesn't hurt that he's freaking gorgeous, he also has a bit of a sense of humor in this movie, and I like that, too. His and Joy Bryant's characters have an intereting relationship, and you can really tell that the two characters have great love for each other. I'm a big fan of romances and I may be biased but the romantic aspect really pulled me into this movie. Even the kidnappers were interesting, though they were somewhat dumb, and I guess that was kind of the point. Overall I liked the movie and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes Dominic Purcell, Joy Bryant, Ali Larter, or any of the other main characters in this movie. They all did well and the movie was good. I don't know why people are giving it such a bad review. But I tend to like most movies that critics don't, so hey I loved it and that's the only opinion that matters to me.
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