Chad Lindberg, Elizabeth D'Onofrio, Olivia d'Abo

Life in New York City, apparently, ain't what it used to be. In director Dan Ireland's "slice of life," Vincent D'Onofrio is a former porn star named Valentino (how's that for subtle metaphor?) who is...( read more  read more... ) slowly dying of AIDS. That's the least of your worries. He's also one third of a symbiotic ménage à trois that includes waitress girlfriend Mary Carmen (an obnoxious Salma Hayek) and fetishistic gigolo boyfriend Gary (Thomas Jane, strutting like Madonna on valium). The movie comes across like some Midwestern housewife's salacious idea of what life is like "on the edge"--teeming with drugs, wild dancing, and drag queens. There's even a deaf, transgendered, Patsy Cline-wannabe who, no kidding, gets hit by a car while trying to call for an ambulance. Ireland and screenwriter James Still make such an embarrassing show of being outrageous that it's almost offensive; everybody is so busy being dangerously fabulous that nobody is even remotely human. --Steve Wiecking

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R, 101 min.

Directed by: Dan Ireland

Release Date: July 16, 1999

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DVD Release Date: April 13, 2004

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  • August 14, 2008
    This is a pretty decent film that had a lack of...something. Whether that "something" is a point, a better storyline, a less complicated trio love story, it surely missed something. The performances are excellent (with Vincent D'Onofrio on the lead, Thomas Jane next -Salma Hayek ...( read more)was not at her greatest here) It's an interesting gay-themed film, especially if you like indie, low-budget films or one of the actors starring in it. But it could have been a lot better.
  • December 25, 2007
    Great movie!
  • October 12, 2007
    Damn this movie and Vincent being Bi...
  • July 15, 2007
    Vincent D'Onofrio is great!
  • July 6, 2007
    This has to be one of the worst movies of all time! The acting is terrible, the story is boring, and some scenes are simply vulgar.Do yourself a favor and skip this overlong wannabe "artsy" trash!
  • June 20, 2007
    This Movie is Bulltshiit. Waste of my Precious time.
  • May 31, 2007
    Saw it once, that was enough..but Thomas Jane looked good in this movie
  • May 28, 2007
    sadly the title makes about as much since as the movie did. it had a great cast, but that did little to overcome the fact that it was confusing, depressing and pointless. the one redeeming quality was 2 quotes i?ve stolen from the film? ?gary wishes he was kissing someone so ha...( read more)rd his mouth hurts, so soft his heart hurts, so long his neck hurts, so deep his throat hurts, and so completely that nothing hurts.? and? ?be dumb enough to fall in love, but smart enough to know better.?
  • April 6, 2007
    very entertaining if you like bisexual love scenes with Vincent D'Onofrio...... which I DO!!!!! Thomas Jane did a good job acting as well.
  • March 8, 2007
    excellent picture , a tragic and funny look at a close knit group of friends

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