
A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman who's recently gotten out of prison for murdering her last ex-boyfriend. The party really gets started when Nikki herself arrives, hauling her latest lover and fiancee, the morally challenged lawyer who'd been handling her case. She's mysterious about her intentions and her current and former lover... (Full plot summary below)
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A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman who's recently gotten out of prison for murdering her last ex-boyfriend. The party really gets started when Nikki herself arrives, hauling her latest lover and fiancee, the morally challenged lawyer who'd been handling her case. She's mysterious about her intentions and her current and former lovers soon realize they are all caught in one of her brilliant, mischievous mind-games with possible deadly consequences. By the night's end, revenge will be had, new romance will bloom, and Nikki will have delivered on her reputation as the sexy evil genius.
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| User Reviewbill sLoved the story! Also love the fact that the whole plot was started and ended in one location! Not to mention how awesome Michelle Trachtenberg looked in this movie! 5 stars. |
| User ReviewAlexander BLoved it. There needs to be more movies like this. |
| User ReviewJay BGreat! Kept me sucked in the entire time! |
| User ReviewJAck MI loved this movie!!! Very dark, brilliant, and even funny in parts. I would have never guessed the actors in this would have pulled this off |
| User ReviewEd COne line summary: Brilliant, cerebral, funny, engaging; fine acting, find script. --------------------------------- Zachary arrives at a bar because Nikki asked to meet her there. Miranda joins him at 8:00 pm. They talk, mostly about Nikki. Marvin shows up at 8:30, looking for Zachary and Miranda. The stories about Nikki continue. All three of them had received one sort of wonderful thing or another from Nikki, and all of them had been lied to in different ways. Miranda says that Nikki called her from an insane asylum, where Nikki had been found innocent by reason of insanity of murdering a stalker. They wonder whether any of this was true. Miranda says yes, she had googled Nikki's case, and found plenty of authentic public records about her legal situation. They discuss Nikki's stalker, Mark, and his public records. Nikki shows up at 9:00, knowing that the three of them have been talking about her the whole time. She tells them Bert will show up next. Bert is her lawyer, lover, and fiance. The discussions continue, especially about Nikki's arrest for murdering Mark. Mark was her lover after she left Marvin. They were heroin junkies together. Insanity entered in somewhere; she killed Marvin, and did not know it. Bert says that he stays with Nikki because he is certain she has been cured of her mental condition. She now sees that her previous homicidal thoughts toward Marvin and the others were parts of her insanity and have to be let go. The writing here is just brilliant. Nikki uses Marvin, Miranda, and Zachary to help pressure Bert in to accepting a wedding date roughly a year in the future. Also, she wanted Zachary to meet Miranda. This is only the beginning of the film. These smart people who know Nikki have a lot more to do before this encounter is over. Nikki is mightily challenged by Bert, a man who is a 'better liar than I am.' Bert on the other hand, things of Nikki as 'walking Viagra.' The peeling away of layers of story together with re-interpretations of previous statements continues. How does this end? --------Scores-------- Cinematography: 10/10 Some of the best low-light photography I've ever seen. Very atmospheric. Sound: 10/10 No problems. Acting: 10/10 Best performance I've ever seen from Michelle Trachtenberg and from Seth Green. Katee Sackhoff, Harold Perrineau, and William Baldwin were great. Screenplay: 10/10 One of the best, tightest scripts I've seen in a long time. |
| User ReviewJacki KSmart. Clever. Slow yet fast paced (contradictions, I know). A film that makes you feel like your right there in the plot with the characters. A brilliant Indie thriller, certainly worth your full attention. |
| User ReviewCorey HThis was a fantastic movie that I think everyone should see. Great semi-linear storytelling. Great job to the cast and creative teams. |
| User ReviewAhmed BTremenda Katee Sackhoff en esta película. Tremenda. |
| User ReviewMichael BA story about a sexy woman, evil genius; a story about love, insanity and revenge. What else? A very good comedy, really! |
| User ReviewJohn WThree ex-lovers, the new boyfriend (who successfully defended her on murder charges) and the sexy evil genius herself who still has them in her thrall are pulled together for a well orchestrated night of recrimination and revenge. A great cast delivers a film that feels constantly in motion with punch, humor and tension - all the more iimpactful considering it takes place almost entirely around a table in a bar. Like watching a human train wreck with a great soundtrack and it has a sort of happy ending. |