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Christopher Meloni, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan, Mary Mara, Richard C. Sarafian, Susie Bright

Violet is the sexy mistress of Ceasar, a money launderer for the Mob. The comfortable Family lifestyle has become drudgery--until Violet meets Corky. Corky, a convicted thief out on parole, is hired a...( read more  read more... )s the maintenance person in the exclusive apartment complex where Violet and Ceasar reside. After forming a strong friendship with Corky, Violet wants out of the Mob lifestyle and sees Corky's theft expertise as her ticket to a fresh start. If Corky is willing to steal the two million dollars in cash stashed in the apartment that Ceasar must deliver to Marzzone the next day, together the women can escape the Mafia. However, when Ceasar discovers the money missing, he reacts differently than they anticipated... to say the least. Bound together against the wrath of Ceasar, Violet and Corky must rely on their instincts to survive.

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  • SirPant
    September 14, 2009
    SirPant
    The Wachowski brother's debut is a fantastic sexy thriller and is easily their best film to date. It's beautifully filmed with some great performances, particularly Pantoliano's!
  • TheMachinist
    June 12, 2008
    TheMachinist
    A sexy thriller for every Jennifer Tilly fan. Wachowski Bros. little masterpiece.
  • sitenoise
    May 29, 2008
    sitenoise
    Very well executed noir thriller with one of many people's favorite on screen sex scenes. Gina Gershon is dripping.
  • garystev
    April 4, 2008
    garystev
    Before the Wachowski's did 'The Matrix', there was this. A really well done thriller with loads of sexiness, enough Mafia related thrills and a kick ass twist that will keep you well amused. The main cast are very engaging and the story is clever and interesting. There are a few ...( read more)moments that scream of Wachowski, and they really shine in those moments. The ringing phone scene is killer! Definitely not for young audiences, but lots of fun for the rest of us.
  • DrZeek
    February 21, 2008
    DrZeek
    Corky: If there's one thing I can't stand about sleeping with women, it's all the fucking mind-reading.

    The first movie from the Wachowski brothers. Even before the Matrix series, these guys knew how they wanted to show off their style. As they have claimed, heavily drawing off...( read more) of noir films from Billy Wilder and the kind of neo-noir style seen in Frank Miller's Sin City comic series, this is a neo-noir centered around two women who plan a scheme to steal money from the mob.

    The story isn't necessarily original, but it's well done. The Wachowski's bring it to life through the creativity of their visual style to go with the low budget of the movie. Every set is used to it's fullest, making use of the various objects throughout the room, the noises things make, the different angles in which to emphasize various aspects, it's all well done.

    Back to the story, these aren't just two women. Gina Gershon is Corky, an ex-con and lesbian who immediately attracts the attention of Violet, played by Jennifer Tilly. Violet is the mistress of a mob launderer, Ceaser played by Joe Pantoliano, living next door to an apartment Corky is working on.

    Corky: What are you doing?
    Violet: Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to seduce you.

    These two hit it off, and while I can't exactly relate to a lesbian relationship, from what I have read, a feminist sex educator and writer was involved, and at the time, the film was well received in terms of the realistic relationship.

    Once the crime plot gets becomes the main portion of the film, which follows some very erotic scenes involving the women, the movie becomes much more tense and is very well paced in terms of delivering the story, while keeping things interesting.

    The three leads do a good job, of course Joe Pants in particular. The way in which the story turns on itself is very effective, and keeps the whole thing fresh.

    Along with Wilder, the Wachowski's thriller aspects echo other directors such as Hitchcock, DePalma, and the Coen Brother's Blood Simple.

    The whole movie is very entertaining, mixing thrills, eroticism, some dark humor, and great style.

    Corky: For me, stealing's always been a lot like sex. Two people who want the same thing: they get in a room, they talk about it. They start to plan. It's kind of like flirting. It's kind of like... foreplay, 'cause the more they talk about it, the wetter they get. The only difference is, I can fuck someone I've just met. But to steal? I need to know someone like I know myself.
  • closedmouth
    October 25, 2009
    closedmouth
    Hmm, I think I enjoyed this way more than it deserved. The lesbian aspect is pure tittilation for fifteen year old boys, but it's there to enjoy so I did. I could look at Gershon's mouth all day long.
  • magnolia12883
    October 20, 2009
    magnolia12883
    The Wachowski Brothers' directorial debut is a visually dazzling, stunningly plotted, labyrinthine neo-noir with style to spare. Gina Gershon is Corky, the man-ish lesbian who just got out of prison for "redistribution of wealth" and who has begun a job fixing up a condo in a nic...( read more)e mob-run building. Her next door neighbors are Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), a violent money launderer from mob middle-management, and Violet (Jennifer Tilly), his sexy mistress. From almost the moment they meet, Violet has her eyes on Corky, intrigued and, perhaps attracted. Can they be together? It certainly seems that's a viable possibility when Violet gets it in her head to steal $2 million of the mob's money from her boyfriend, framing him for the lost cash. Or maybe they could blame it on Caesar's poor dumb mob adversary (Christopher Meloni). Either way, will this end with Violet running away, and Corky in tow? The film is the writing-directing debut of Andy and Larry Wachowski, a couple of Chicago natives who have a densely plotted and sort of ingenious twist on genre conventions on their hands here, coupled with a pocketful of style. Tilly and Gershon are incredibly erotic and likable as the young couple who could just make their dreams come true. The film's screenplay is labyrinthine, occasionally veering into dark comedy, always keeping you guessing. Bill Pope's cinematography is breathtakingly inventive, sometimes classical, occasionally hyperkinetic. That, combined with razor-sharp and sometimes witty editing, makes this one of the year's best films.

    NOTE: The unrated version runs 109 minutes on DVD. The Wachowskis would go on to write and direct the "Matrix" trilogy and "Speed Racer" (2008).
  • cuvferguson
    September 18, 2009
    cuvferguson
    xcellant if u r n 2 it
  • MisterTuttle
    September 17, 2009
    MisterTuttle
    Before they made the matrix, this was the Wachowski brothers debut. It's a scorching one with erotic thriller written all over it with a slight nod to film noir.
  • samanthaseaotter
    August 12, 2009
    samanthaseaotter
    Lots of fun. Hold your breath!
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