Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Ferlito

A mother and her stepson have a romantic relationship while working as contract killers, but soon they learn there is someone trying to hunt them down.

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41% liked it

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20% liked it

56 critics

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Lee Daniels

Release Date: September 9, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006

Stats: 1,226 reviews

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  • January 9, 2009
    This was certainly a film of odd pairings, Helen Mirran and Cuba Gooding Jr and then Joseph Gordon Levitt and Mo'Nique, but the strangest part of the film was the sexual content, which seemed to be just oddly placed here and there and didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the fi...( read more)lm.

    Despite the quality of some of the Actors here, this was a film that never quite reached the excitement we were planning on.
  • July 7, 2008
    If you would like to watch Cuba Gooding Jr. have sex with 60 year old Helen Mirren MANY TIMES then watch this movie.

    The unfortunate thing about this movie is that the story line is really really good. There's mystery, suspense, action, crime, and.... many interracial, incest...( read more)uous, "mature" sex scenes between Gooding and Mirren. You see nothing more than Cuba's butt, but the vivid act itself is awkward and embarassing.

    Cuba and Mirren also are very unconvincing as contract killers. However, the remaining cast which include Stephen Dorff and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, did exceptionally well.

    Watch if your curious, but it's unfortunate to see a good story ruined by pointless sex scenes. There are plenty of more intelligent ways of conveying love in a relationship between a mother and her stepson....it's just sick.....
  • March 21, 2008
    A very interesting film. A little disturbing.

    If it was anyone other then Helen Mirren as the lead, it might not have worked.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • February 1, 2008
    What a different type of film. Gooding isnt that great and is very strange
  • November 19, 2009
    Sounds interesting and looks good.
  • November 18, 2009
    A mother and her step son have a romantic relationship while working as contract killers, but soon they learn there is some one trying to hunt them down.
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    I actually don't know how to explain this movie it was a bit ...( read more)disturbing, But the story was really interesting, Helen Mirren was great in this movie I really like Cuba Gooding jr's performance. this whole movie was something you felt kinda wrong foe watching but you can't help to, cause of the story and you want to see where it goes, first movie I ever watched with Vanessa Ferlito I believe thought she was great it's definitely a movie worth seeing. The Characters had some odd love interests that surprised me not so much in a good way, kinda made me cringe, but not in disgust or anything just uncomfortable.LoL..I watched this movie cause it has some of my favorite actors in it. turned out to be little bit more interesting then I thought it would be, and some things took me by surprise, but it's A Film I would Possibly watched again.. Woooooooo long writing lol
  • November 18, 2009
    Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Ferlito

    A mother and her stepson have a romantic relationship while working as contract killers, but soon they learn there is someone trying to hunt them down.
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    I actually ...( read more)don't know how to explain this movie. It was a bit disturbing. But the story was really interesting. Helen Mirren was great in this movie. I really liked Cuba Gooding Jr's performance. This whole movie was something you felt kinda wrong for watching but you can't help to, cause of the story, and you want to see where it goes. First movie I have ever watched with Vanessa Ferlito I believe. Thought she was great. It's definitely a movie worth seeing. The characters had some odd love interests that surprised me. Not so much in a good way. Kinda made me cringe, but not in disgust or anything, just uncomfortable. LOL. I watched this movie cause it has some of my favorite actors in it. Turned out to be a little bit more interesting then I thought it would be, and some things took me by surprise, but its a film I would possibly watch again.
  • October 17, 2009
    Such a good movie! The acting, the storyline, the scenery... Everything's great, even though it has a lot of disturbing and graphic scenes, just to warn you. It apparently doesn't get very good reviews, but I definitely recommend it!
  • October 16, 2009
    Skip this movie & go see something else

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July 28, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The movie at heart is just a wallow in ugliness and unpleasantness in the service of nothing. full review

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  • CertifiedLozer
    March 20, 2007
    wow i cant believe no one posted a comment.....................This movie is so good, but it is sick ..................................thats raw

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