Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside

This very loose update of Dostoyevsky will never gain the original's classic status, but on its own unseemly little terms it's an efficient genre flick. Trapped in a suburban Hell with an alcoholic st...( read more  read more... )epfather (the always nasty Michael Ironside), suffering, molested high-schooler Rosanne (Monica Keena) begs her quarterback boyfriend (James DeBello) to help her bump him off. Things get complicated with the involvement of her weary mother (scrappy Ellen Barkin, still waiting for a decent role) and a sensitive, outsider classmate (Vincent Kartheiser). Larry Gross's script has Barkin's selfish character acting too much the idiot, though you won't hear a bad note from her or the rest of the appealing young cast (the invaluable Jeffrey Wright also has a nice bit as Barkin's lover). Even if director Rob Schmidt has too much of an MTV sensibility (showy cuts, booming soundtrack, etc.) and indulges himself with the gruesome murder, his glossy sensitivity to teen trauma redeems some of the pulp. The film can be seen in widescreen on DVD, as well as heard in French and Spanish. --Steve Wiecking

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R, 98 min.

Directed by: Rob Schmidt

Release Date: December 31, 2000

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DVD Release Date: January 2, 2001

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  • August 12, 2009
    I love watching a movie on TV in the middle of the night that surprises you completely with its quality. Had me begging for more
  • February 2, 2009
    i love the girl dude she's evil
  • October 23, 2008
    great movie,kind of strange too...but still interesting...
  • September 20, 2008
    This chick is so manipulative. I know she liked fucking her dad.
  • September 14, 2008
    This is one of those surprise films that you watch because you're bored or because you've seen everything else - but turns out to be really good! Has a teen-movie genry to it, but with a good story that many teens will be able to relate to. Hopefully, they won't get any ideas f...( read more)rom it though!!
  • August 3, 2008
    Yo solo se, que la protagonista estuvo sexy.
  • June 27, 2008
    twisted creepy. Good plot nice strong actors. Pretty sweet movie. Loved the ending. It fit perfectly.
  • June 15, 2008
    I really enjoyed this movie, I love Vincent Kartheiser and it's just brilliant

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  • cignalvia2000
    January 30, 2008
    This is my favorite love story. And I say that tounge in cheek. Its not about some guy who recused some typical damsel in distress scenerio. But rather he stalks her long enough to tell her she has always had the power to rescue herself.
  • SweetestDownfall
    December 4, 2007
    Vincent <3

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