Adrien Brody, August Diehl, Charlotte Ayanna

College student Claire (Charlotte Ayanna) meets thief Jack (Adrien Brody) at a movie theater and is instantly attracted to his self-assured manner. Jack is captivated by Claire's virtue, and the two e...( read more  read more... )mbark on a passionate (if terribly mismatched) romance. Claire teaches Jack about life and love and discovers that he's an aspiring writer. But Jack is alarmed by the newfound bond and soon shuns Claire, sending her spiraling out of control.

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69% liked it

406 ratings

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28% liked it

43 critics

R, 104 min.

Directed by: Peter Sehr

Release Date: June 1, 2003

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DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003

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Flixster Reviews (123)


  • April 29, 2008
    An interesting movie! Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna are phenomenal. Intriguing story plot, but sad and tragic.
  • September 22, 2009
    I loved seeing Brody naked, so 3 stars just for that!
  • August 24, 2009
    Made me wonder why people do things that they know will lead only to trouble and heartache.
  • July 17, 2009
    ok let's get to the story first before me getting a little carried away with how much Adrien Brody looks so damn hot here. alright, an interesting story of love that involves a petty thief and an innocent medicine student. Claire (Ayanna) fell in love with Jack (Brody) and risk h...( read more)er whole life to struggle inside his extremely dangerous world. so much passion in the eyes of the two lead characters. oh I can't help it, he's so brodylicious!
  • April 8, 2009
    I think I've watched half of this with Ingrid. I think I remember some sweaty sex appeal.
  • December 18, 2008
    really wana see this
  • July 28, 2008
    I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this movie because it reminded me so much of real life.

Critic Reviews


July 11, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Heartfelt but fatally overwrought romantic melodrama. full review

June 27, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

As character studies of Jack and Claire, it is daring and inventive, and worthy of comparison with the films of a French master of criminal psychology like Jean-Pierre Melville. full review

June 20, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

[Brody] can be proud of his work here, and the movie is better than just a pre-stardom curiosity. full review

June 5, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It's a posturing, pandering tale of sexual obsession in thrall to its own overweening self-importance. full review

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  • emopossum
    July 29, 2008
    it has Katherine Moennig in it!! i must watch

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