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A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose (Salma Hayek) tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma (Saffron Burrows), knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.
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Not much of a story, but the execution is interesting.

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Mark Caro Chicago Tribune 01/01/2000
Figgis has devised a genuinely novel way to shoot and experience a feature-length film. Go to Full Review
Steven Rosen Denver Post 01/01/2000
Surprisingly breezy to watch, because Figgis smashingly manipulates sound to focus our attention from one place to another. Go to Full Review
Robert Philpot Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 01/01/2000
Time Code might be the year's most pretentious movie, but it's also the most fascinating and audacious. Go to Full Review
Ray Pride Newcity 07/02/2024
7/10
What works is the microscopic momentousness: catching instants of betrayal, rage, passion, the etching of lies. Momentousness and moment: I like the brute-simple text as well. It’s a curious collage, if not the protean adventure Figgis is touting. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 01/17/2013
B-
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews 07/02/2012
C+
a fascinating introduction to innovative film technique Go to Full Review
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tm11999 M Mar 18 most of these reviews come from long ago. i just watched this in 2025. i needed a better sound quality or something to understand which pic i was supposed to be watching. without that this is an epic fail. seeing tripplehorn smoke 20 cigarettes is great while she's "improvising" but just a tweak somewhere to help follow who's up, would have been make or break. See more Harrison B Mar 12 Clever premise ruined by too many bad improv actors. I'd like to see someone else do this, with better actors. See more Steve D 02/10/2023 Tries something new but completely fails at it. See more 09/11/2021 Innovative does not always mean good . Very tough to follow . There’s a reason this was made in 2000 and hasn’t been done since 1.7 See more 10/10/2020 I am very tired, sorry! if I veer from making sense. Also, I am here recording what I feel, after seeing it once. Relationship to the truth: it is not true. Description: It is... a bit like a murder mystery party, held at someone's house? Reaction: Each screen then... Top left , was the murderer. Distraught, driven to distraction... then somewhat less distraught, after killing her wife's lover. Top right, was centred on the wife of the lover, a calm soul, having therapy, and struggling. Bottom left followed the production team. Bottom right did it change? during. I'm not going to push it, right now. There are some loose attempts at comedy, that certainly worked on me, and lifted the spirits , enough. I felt it did actually work , flitting through the separate screens. It has a sci fi title, when it's really film noir. That was quite fun. Erratum. Today's date, Saturn's day 10th, 10th month, of 02020ce. But. Does it use beautiful people, to get your attention? There is a ha-ha, he-he, Salma Hayek pretends to be a bit of a slapper... but we watch her. Take her knickers off. so. I'm a prude- but I fast-forwarded past, the part where she has sex, and the part where Stellan, gratuitously dies. Roll on the sequel! See more 09/23/2020 I liked the split idea and once i found the ability to mix the sound myself it got easier to follow. That being said most of the improv was lacking. Holly what were you doing? Watch the DVD that gives you sound mixing option and have some fun with it. Otherwise the plot and character development needs improvement. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose (Salma Hayek) tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma (Saffron Burrows), knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.
Director
Mike Figgis
Producer
Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart
Screenwriter
Mike Figgis
Distributor
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Screen Gems, Columbia TriStar Home Video
Production Co
Red Mullet Productions
Rating
R (Sexuality|Language|Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 28, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 30, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$945.0K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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