Colour me shocked by this one. Who would have thought that the gents who bought us Speed Racer were once capable of a film like this? Absolutely top class 'erotic thriller' (as a side note what happened to the erotic thriller? Such a top genre. Surely Jade and Sliver weren't bad enough to kill it off entirely?). I've obviously heard of the film in passing a few times over the years but just assumed it was a soft porn, lesbian flick with not much else to it. How wrong can one man be? Which is not to say that there isn't still some quality soft core lesbian love making, because there is, and it's pretty nicely handled.
Really well put together piece. The art design of the film is brilliaat. The use of colour in particular is the most considered you'll see this side of an Almodovar flick. Lots of little showy, but classy camera tricks that just make it look like the directors were having a hell of a lot of fun.
The stories okay too. The wife of a mob boss takes on a hot, if tomboyish lesbian lover, and together they scheme to rob him of a couple million bucks. Bloodshed and twists and turns ensue. It always feels more complex at the time than it actually is and it's maybe a twist short when it gets to the end- and I'm not sure they ever explained what happened to all those bodies...- but it's more than good enough. Best film I've seen in a while.
Really well put together piece. The art design of the film is brilliaat. The use of colour in particular is the most considered you'll see this side of an Almodovar flick. Lots of little showy, but classy camera tricks that just make it look like the directors were having a hell of a lot of fun.
The stories okay too. The wife of a mob boss takes on a hot, if tomboyish lesbian lover, and together they scheme to rob him of a couple million bucks. Bloodshed and twists and turns ensue. It always feels more complex at the time than it actually is and it's maybe a twist short when it gets to the end- and I'm not sure they ever explained what happened to all those bodies...- but it's more than good enough. Best film I've seen in a while.
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