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I really didn't expect to like this movie because of the previews--
Liv Tyler spraying water all over herself ala a soft core porn
flick (or an Aerosmith video!). I thought the movie would be based around Liv being
an evil temptress who uses her good looks and sexuality to manipulate
men into committing murders and other crimes. I was wrong
though, the previews tell you nothing about the movie at
all. So, in the end, I was pleasantly surprised and I gained some respect for Liv's
acting ability.
The story revolves around Liv's
character, Jewel Valentine, and is told from three different points
of view: Randy the bartender (Matt Dillon), Carl the lawyer (Paul
Reiser), and detective Dehling (John Goodman). All three men
get mixed up with Jewel after a robbery goes wrong at Randy's bar
(McCool's) and the movie is comprised of the 3 men telling about
their involvement with her to a hit man, a shrink, and a priest (respectively).
It all started....one night at McCool's.
I
can't say too much about the plot because it is too complicated
for a non-spoiler summary...you'll just have to see it. The film
was fun to watch because of the whole story
telling thing going on between the 3 men and the listeners (the
hit man, the psychologist, and the priest)...each guy has a skewed
memory and it's interesting to see how they all recall events a
little differently. There are lots of flashbacks in the
film, when the men are remembering things about Jewel, and each
guy makes her out to be way sexier than she really was...she
was sexy, but the guys remember her as being this oozing sex
bucket (which is kinda funny).
Recommendation: This movie
was entertaining, it had a lot of big laughs, and it was interesting
because the story was told from three different points of view. Girls will
like it because it makes fun of the way men think (it's funny to see the way
the men confused their
fantasy with reality and made Liv extra sexy in their heads) and guys will like it because Liv
Tyler is
gorgeous and she has some really sexy scenes (which, again, were actually
the fantasies of the men involved in the story).
-- Patsy
( 3 out of 4 pops )
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Liz (
2 out of 4 pops
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I thought it had some good moments and
I do like Liv Tyler but, overall, I don't really think the movie worked.
Following the trend, all of the funny moments were in the preview.
I think they forgot it was a dark comedy until the end and just decided to do like
Patsy said and make an Aerosmith video. I was reminded of
"Keeping The Faith", but I didn't even have Ed Norton to carry me through.
Not that there's anything wrong with Michael Douglas or even Matt
Dillon -- I guess the unsympathetic nature of all of these characters just let me down.
You want a good dark comedy that is both really dark and really comedic?
Watch "Happiness".
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