Great ensemble cast brings to life Scott Lew's clever story
Scott Lew, a talented writer/director afflicted by Lou Gehrig's disease (A.L.S.) has gathered a truly spectacular ensemble cast (and director) to tell the the story of an unstable yet sexy vamp who brings together a handful of ex-lovers to a downtown Los Angeles bar to plot the ultimate revenge. This clever thriller with a twist and dashes of dark comedy is a must see not only for fans of the genre but also those for those of Katee Sackhoff (of Battlestar Galactica fame), Michelle Trachtenberg and the ubiquitous Seth Green. Recommended.
BEYOND SANITY
Katee Sackhoff stars as Nikki, the girl in the title. After being out of prison for four months, she gathers three of her ex-lovers in a bar. She was found not guilty of killing her stalker, then boyfriend by reason of insanity. Her criminal lawyer and now fiancee Bert (William Baldwin) shows up with her. The characters are Zach (Seth Green) her first love. There is also Miranda (Michelle Trachtenberg) and Marvin (Harold Perrineau). Each of the her three former lovers represent one aspect of the title or Nikki's psyche.
While they wait for her arrival, the three tell stories about how crazy and enchanting Nikki was in their lives. The stories barely held my interest, but I was drawn in by wanting to know where this film, with a jazz opening, was headed. The movie involves telling stories and playing head games at the table. It is more of a five man play.
The film is clever and there are times when I think it is clever for the sake of being clever. This is for...
Not for me
This movie just bored me. Some woman calls her ex-lovers to a meeting and then plays some weird game with them. I just could not get into it.
I will say the characters were well played. The photography was reasonable for this sort of movie.
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