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7/10
A rarity--a so-bad-it's-good movie!
23 August 2001
A high-tech private eye (Ewan McGregor) inexplicably falls in love with a very deranged woman he's watching (Ashley Judd). k d lang pops up every once in a while as sort of a Greek chorus. This movie is hilariously bad--the dialogue is mind-numbing and the plot jumps around with little rhyme or reason. Some of the acting helps. Judd is excellent as the femme fatale and lang is lots of fun whenever she pops up. Also Genevieve Bujold puts in a strong cameo. But McGregor is seriously miscast. He's a very good actor but this role is totally beyond him. He tries but it's no go.

Still, I love the movie. It never stops moving, it looks gorgeous and director Elliott is constantly shooting sequences in every way possible--I was never bored. Also a very strange music score helps.

So, is it a good movie? Definetely not. Is it fun to watch? Hell yeah! The laugh-out-loud dialogue, the showy direction, Judd looking great, McGregor trying to get a grip on his character--go for it!
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