| MGM Home Entertainment | Release Date: September 3, 1993 |
Starring:
Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn
Summary:
Not as worthless as you may have heard. [10 Sept 1993]
Ultimately, Ms Lynch has nowhere to take her erotic parable except to a dead end, but she makes the unfolding of the story a spooky, engrossing process. [9 Sept 1993, p.C1]
Even if the script delivered, the film would frankly be overwhelmed by the volume of noteriety that has attended it. [3 Sept 1993]
Lynch's fatal flaw is in her handling of the leads. Sands is made to play his single-minded romantic as a spineless, groveling wimp, while Helena is a one-note ice queen for more than half the movie, never reacting realistically to her predicament. The characters are so lacking in dimension and unsympathetic that it's hard to care about them or their story.
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Just awful. But uniquely awful -- awful in a way that might just attract a cult audience. [3 Sept 1993]
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Jan 28, 2009
This movie goes places that most filmmakers don't want to go. I'll let you decide whether it's a good or bad thing. It is truly a weird and very memorable film with excellent performances from Fenn and especially Julian Sands.
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Nov 17, 2009
A movie filled with irony; So, good; I still remember it today.
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Jul 6, 2012
Almost at the close of her father's mainstream career before his descent into obscurity, Jennifer Lynch debuted with a picture that seems strangely familiar
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