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R S 01/16/2024 Caught this film I'd never heard of after seeing an interview with Geraldine Chaplin. Its trappings hold great promise. Alan Rudolph is attempting a naturalistic, minimalist atmosphere that mirrors the mundanity and pedantry the characters live in. The soundtrack is especially impressive. But like all exercises in slick nihilism, the only interesting element is the style. The script doesn't even *seek* to rise beyond the depravity. This film suggests Rudolph sees humanity (or at least 1970s Americana) as nasty, addicted, & wholly morally bankrupt. Such a perception might be forgivable if the writer were contrasting to something better, but Rudolph doesn't even bother with that. He was just riding the tail end of decade's sublime cinematic grit, but without the substance. This film could really have been something, but becomes a big disappointment. See more 10/01/2023 Robert Altman produces and Alan Rudolph directs Geraldine Chaplin, a young Alfre Woodard, and Anthony Perkins in a thriller about attempting to get a second chance but going about it the wrong way Ex-convict Emily gets out of prison after 12 years hoping to reunite with her former flame, Neil The thing is he has a new wife and Emily will stop at nothing to stay in his life Chaplin comes off as uneasy pretty well having sudden outbursts and some single mindedness The viewer attempts to find out what she's up to Not so much of a thriller but rather a drama with overriding tones of passion and pain More of a character study The film doesn't really end, it just sorta stops without any proper resolution Nothing spectacular by any means but Perkins and Chaplin play equally screwed up people that messed up each others lives in equal numbers See more Erik K 08/05/2023 A dismal, nearly incomprehensible revenge story with a supremely unlikable main character who remains a cipher throughout. Alan Rudolph has never been anything more than a pale imitation of his mentor, Robert Altman. None of Altman's wit or vision. Rudolph's name on a movie as director promises a dreary time. See more 01/16/2021 Psychological, slow and draws you in. Wasn't sure what to expect and liked it. Unpredictable and real. Worth watching! See more 08/04/2020 Almost otherworldly presentation of a familiar revenge story driven by Geraldine Chaplin's unforgettably original performance. Relegating her co-star Anthony Perkins to the background, Chaplin should have won the 1978 Best Actress Oscar for her multi-layered portrayal of a vicious, street-smart ex-con capable of switching temperaments and appearances as each situation in her life dictates. Writer/director Alan Rudolph gives the audience no insight into the kind of person her character was before serving a 12-year sentence for killing her husband's (Perkins) mistress, only that she emerged from prison an obsessed, disturbed woman focused on ruining the life of the man she held responsible for putting her there in the first place. Whether it's the senselessly cruel manipulation of an apartment worker played by Moses Gunn, or the bitterly seductive retribution exacted against Perkins' inscrutable carpenter, Rudolph casts the peculiar Chaplin as an unlikely femme fatale whose chillingly efficient acts of physical and emotional violence get the better of anyone she targets. See more Bill M 10/23/2017 The Master didn't direct this movie, merely produced it, but it has "The Robert Altman" touch. In other words it's a pseudo-artistic exercise in "cinema verite" that's more unrealistic than the escapist movies it looks down it's nose at. It is neither entertaining or enlightening. it's like watching various shades of grey paint dry.It has nothing to say and takes forever to say it. Just a group of banal and deeply flawed human beings living out a slice of their futile lives. It has nothing to say and takes forever to say it. True, it has a pretty good look but, like in most Altman movies, there far less than meets the eye. As for the ear, the sound effects are the best things in it. The dialogue is so false it sounds like a foreign movie that's been dubbed into English. Full disclosure: I didn't watch the entire movie, just the first 20 odds minutes, and various 5 minute snatches after that. That's the beauty of Turner Classic Movies, you can fast-forward and back. See more Read all reviews

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