Keen to carry out what he believes to be his father's dying wish, Daniel Cimmerman (Sebastian Spence) becomes engaged to the daughter of a business associate and starts the process of putting the family business on the straight and narrow. Wisely leaving the details of flowers and bridesmaids to Anika (Tara Wilson,) Daniel proposes acquiring a controlling interest in businessman Latham Hopkins' affairs by settling a substantial debt.
Ambushed in his way to the drop-off, Daniel's androgynous attacker, Bernie (Bif Naked) sparks a latent desire for cross-dressing. In an even shadier area of the underworld, Bernie relays this quirky tidbit to Uncle Bunny (A C Peterson) who, tiring of his nickel-and-dime extortion rackets, strong-arms his 'surrogate' daughter Devina (Crystal Bublé) into blackmailing Daniel for even bigger bucks. Using the villain's favourite carrot 'just this one last job', Devina is positioned first as the stripper at Daniel's stag do and then 'party girl on her night off' who shows up at his hotel room, armed with all the props required to persuade Daniel to both loosen and 'fess up. The hidden camera will do the rest.
Daniel and Devina are two sides of the same coin; shoehorned into playing a role over which they have little control. Straitjacketed by family obligations (in Daniel's case) and a manipulative father-figure (in Devina's) small wonder the pair gravitate toward each other. Given the fetishes that Devina has had to indulge with previous clients, she's accommodating of Daniel's passion for lacy underwear; an attitude he's unlikely to meet in the marital bed, judging by his fiancee's reaction to his (half) joking suggestion that he wear the lingerie she quite clearly rejects.
Devina appears to find a saviour in boyfriend Tom (Warren Christie) but a visit to his tony parents' house reveals him as a control freak in training; like father like son. Latham Hopkins (Michael Kopsa) is just Uncle Bunny with a classier kitchen. With this level of double-dealing on display and all interested parties converging for the rescheduled drop-off, it's inevitable there will be blood.
Sebastian Spence is excellent as the conflicted gangster's son, combining the hard-nosed attitude of the former banker with the vulnerability of a man caught out by his own honesty. Daniel's revelation to his long-time friend of his guilty pleasure is especially poignant. Crystal Bublé is equally convincing as Devina; her seasoned hooker sitting with ease alongside the would-be photographer, yearning for a life of her own.
'Crossing is definitely worth seeing to appreciate the solid performances of all concerned, in particular those playing the star-crossed lovers.
Ambushed in his way to the drop-off, Daniel's androgynous attacker, Bernie (Bif Naked) sparks a latent desire for cross-dressing. In an even shadier area of the underworld, Bernie relays this quirky tidbit to Uncle Bunny (A C Peterson) who, tiring of his nickel-and-dime extortion rackets, strong-arms his 'surrogate' daughter Devina (Crystal Bublé) into blackmailing Daniel for even bigger bucks. Using the villain's favourite carrot 'just this one last job', Devina is positioned first as the stripper at Daniel's stag do and then 'party girl on her night off' who shows up at his hotel room, armed with all the props required to persuade Daniel to both loosen and 'fess up. The hidden camera will do the rest.
Daniel and Devina are two sides of the same coin; shoehorned into playing a role over which they have little control. Straitjacketed by family obligations (in Daniel's case) and a manipulative father-figure (in Devina's) small wonder the pair gravitate toward each other. Given the fetishes that Devina has had to indulge with previous clients, she's accommodating of Daniel's passion for lacy underwear; an attitude he's unlikely to meet in the marital bed, judging by his fiancee's reaction to his (half) joking suggestion that he wear the lingerie she quite clearly rejects.
Devina appears to find a saviour in boyfriend Tom (Warren Christie) but a visit to his tony parents' house reveals him as a control freak in training; like father like son. Latham Hopkins (Michael Kopsa) is just Uncle Bunny with a classier kitchen. With this level of double-dealing on display and all interested parties converging for the rescheduled drop-off, it's inevitable there will be blood.
Sebastian Spence is excellent as the conflicted gangster's son, combining the hard-nosed attitude of the former banker with the vulnerability of a man caught out by his own honesty. Daniel's revelation to his long-time friend of his guilty pleasure is especially poignant. Crystal Bublé is equally convincing as Devina; her seasoned hooker sitting with ease alongside the would-be photographer, yearning for a life of her own.
'Crossing is definitely worth seeing to appreciate the solid performances of all concerned, in particular those playing the star-crossed lovers.