Regie:
Andy WilsonScenario:
Mark Haskell SmithCamera:
Anthony B. RichmondMuziek:
Richard HartleyActeurs:
David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Michael Massee, Peter Stormare, Andrew Tiernan, Gary Dourdan, John Hawkes, Will Stewart (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Eugene is een briljante chirurg die echter door zijn drugsverslaving wordt geschorst. Wanneer hij na een vuurgevecht in een bar het leven van een zwaargewonde crimineel redt, verzorgt hij de gangsterbaas, genaamd Raymond. Raymond besluit hem in te huren om criminelen een discrete behandeling te geven. Tegen wil en dank gaat Eugene deel uit maken van het gewelddadige criminele circuit. (Paradiso Films)
(meer)Recensie (2)
The film has something to it, but at the same time, it feels like it's not finished. It could have been quite bizarre, but it's actually quite normal, and it could have been surprising, but it really isn’t. It also could have been sexy, but it's wasn’t. David has charisma in this role and his character is good, but he doesn't end up carrying the film in the end.
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Duchovny, fresh off his Mulder glory, gradually becomes an unlicensed surgeon addicted to the high-stakes underworld and a disillusioned informant. The voiceover tries to pull it into neo-noir territory, the FBI's activities into crime drama, and the tension around Jolie into eroticism, but everything feels half-hearted (the last element even less so, as both filmed erotic scenes were ultimately cut from the final edit). While some actors stick to their established roles (the Russian scoundrel Stormare, the unhinged criminal Hawkes), Timothy Hutton attempts to create a new persona. However, as a metrosexual gangster, he falls short. I felt that if he were locked up in prison, he would not only deliberately drop soap in the shower, but also meticulously inspect the drainage and cleanliness of the grout between the tiles.
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