When I view a movie, I like to come away with something positive. It doesn't have to be a happy or uplifting story, but it should leave me with something other than a bad taste in my mouth. If this movie was an attempt by Meg Ryan to lose her clean cut sweet image, then it succeeded, but that's the only thing positive I can say about this sordid mess.
There was not one likable or believable character in the whole cast. (OK, maybe Kevin Bacon's dog. ) Ms. Ryan's, Mr. Ruffalo's , and Jennifer Jason Leigh's characters were all totally disagreeable lowlifes masquerading as; a college professor, one of New York's finest, and a totally disagreeable lowlife (at least one of them got it right.). It was sad to see this waste of fine acting talent.
There wasn't any suspense or plot worth the effort either. Much of the story was a not too subtle collection of red herrings aimed at making the viewer suspect one character of the grisly crimes but they were so obvious that I discounted them from the get-go. If that character had indeed been the killer, that would have been a surprise and would have earned this a higher rating.
I saw this movie FREE on cable. Still had the urge to ask for a refund. Time is money and this was a total waste of time.
There was not one likable or believable character in the whole cast. (OK, maybe Kevin Bacon's dog. ) Ms. Ryan's, Mr. Ruffalo's , and Jennifer Jason Leigh's characters were all totally disagreeable lowlifes masquerading as; a college professor, one of New York's finest, and a totally disagreeable lowlife (at least one of them got it right.). It was sad to see this waste of fine acting talent.
There wasn't any suspense or plot worth the effort either. Much of the story was a not too subtle collection of red herrings aimed at making the viewer suspect one character of the grisly crimes but they were so obvious that I discounted them from the get-go. If that character had indeed been the killer, that would have been a surprise and would have earned this a higher rating.
I saw this movie FREE on cable. Still had the urge to ask for a refund. Time is money and this was a total waste of time.
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