
In the idyllic suburban dystopia of Orange, the affable but clueless Paul agrees to be a drug courier for Mr. Ball who's about to take delivery of a drug rumored to be "more addictive than air." Against the better judgment of his best friend D., Paul does the deal for quick cash, but the supplier turns on him and murders D. in the ensuing shootout. Paul goes on the lam with the cash and the stash, but only after promising his dying friend that he'll flush it before Ball puts ... (Full plot summary below)
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In the idyllic suburban dystopia of Orange, the affable but clueless Paul agrees to be a drug courier for Mr. Ball who's about to take delivery of a drug rumored to be "more addictive than air." Against the better judgment of his best friend D., Paul does the deal for quick cash, but the supplier turns on him and murders D. in the ensuing shootout. Paul goes on the lam with the cash and the stash, but only after promising his dying friend that he'll flush it before Ball puts them in the street. Now, on the run, Paul meets the lonely, beautiful Anne with whom he indulges in the drug. They discover its curious effects, each becoming leery of the other even as they are falling in love. The fallout from the binge and the arrival of one of Ball's vengeful colleagues ultimately forces the couple to confront their demons. Take a trip to the Real Los Angeles, a place where the shimmering exterior conceals a drug culture hungrily awaiting the next new thing.
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| Film Journal InternationalHarry HaunLargely incoherent, slung-together, low-budget mess of a movie. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardIn this unpleasant mess of a movie, a heroin-like drug called "blue" is said to be "more addictive than air." |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaEight Is Enough patriarch Dick Van Patten plays a baddie with a fondness for S&M (yes, you read that right). |
| Film ThreatPhil HallAmateurish garbage about a would-be drug courier on the run. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxFilled with long, obviously improvised pseudo-philosophical ramblings about nothing -- and that's before the drugs kick in. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSmartly shot in digital and transferred to 35 mm, suggests that Evans needs more seasoning to make genre conventions and characters work for him rather than against him. |
| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonCulminates in a second bing-bang-boom triple shoot-out that effectively cancels out the shreds of remaining plot but is shot and cut like a sixth grader's Super-8 struggle for Woo-ness. |
| VarietyScott FoundasWallows in the deviant proclivities of the rich, wearing its rancor like a merit badge. |
| The New York TimesDave KehrThe picture is a smeary, dreary mess from start to finish. |
| User ReviewAsif KThe actress Charis Michelsen's performance is the only reason to watch this film. She's also very easy on the eyes. A real beauty. |