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Alessandro Nivola, Father Terrance Sweeney, Rebecca Jane Klingler, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hendrickson ... see more see more... , Josh Brolin , Rocky Carroll , Owen Bush , Michael G. Hagerty , Jesse Woodrow , Michael McCleery , James Marsh , Terrence Howard , Sean Nepita , Gene Wolande , Jonathan McMurtry , Jody Wood , Teddy Vincent , José Luis Mendoza , Jane Morris , David Mandel , Alec Berg , Jeff Schaffer

Absolutely nobody is who he or she seems in this stylish thriller about a guy who wants to get out of his fly-speck hometown, the girlfriend who wants to help him, and the successful friend who just m... read more read more...ight make it possible. When Bryce (Josh Brolin) returns to his tiny hometown of Tropico, NV, he finds pal Nick (Alessandro Nivola) still living there unhappily. One night the pair meets a beautiful blonde at the bar and eventually Bryce takes her back to the house where he's staying. When the girl, Lissa (Reese Witherspoon), reveals that she's under age and threatens to turn Bryce in for statutory rape, he panics, ties her up in the basement, and puts in an anguished call to Nick. Little does Bryce realize, however, that Lissa is actually Nick's very grown-up girlfriend, and that the two lovers have decided Bryce and the ritzy house where he's staying will play a major role in their bid to leave behind dead-end Tropico forever. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Mike Barker

Release Date: September 10, 1999

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DVD Release Date: February 22, 2000

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  • SirPant
    September 28, 2009
    SirPant
    I?m surprised this film didn?t do better. It?s quite a good thriller, very unpredictable with a ?you?ll either love it, or you?ll hate it? ending. I loved it!
  • stuartb1234
    July 25, 2007
    stuartb1234
    Good thriller with a lot of twists. Well acted and thouroughly enjoyable.
  • dreamfaeries
    November 7, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    Very well made film.
  • kiriyamakazou
    August 26, 2006
    kiriyamakazou
    A decent enough thriller. The three leads put in great performances, but it never really takes off or comes to anything more than mildly entertaining. Was really just shoved in with a lot of other disstorted narrative pictures, and really that's all it has going for it.
  • batsmouth
    March 3, 2011
    batsmouth
    a half decent attempt at a film, was a bit disinterested if i am honest a 6/10.
  • fb704730572
    February 19, 2011
    fb704730572
    A poor man's The Usual Suspects done with great effect
  • xas5
    April 25, 2011
    xas5
    Quite possibly one of the most ridiculous plots ever! Besides the young and in-her-prime Reese Witherspoon and the extraordinary Alessandro Nivola, this film is lackluster and not worth the ending.
  • weelee18
    March 15, 2009
    weelee18
    good movie.. lots of twist..
  • FanGirl
    June 22, 2006
    FanGirl
    Kind of a slimy movie
  • flipflopchic2011
    April 17, 2011
    flipflopchic2011
    expected more from the description and that it had a well-known actress in it. slow moving. watched on netflix.

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Critic Reviews

David Nusair
April 10, 2008
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...an above-average neo-noir... Full Review

Oz
March 25, 2003
Oz, Hollywood Bitchslap

A surprisingly underrated little thriller which should have helped Nivola earn his Hollywood stripes.

John J. Puccio
April 8, 2001
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

One twist too many. Or one too few.

Ethan Alter
January 1, 2000
Ethan Alter, Film Journal International

An enjoyable roller-coaster ride that stops short of reaching its destination. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The attempt of this B-film to be a convincing film noir never materializes... Full Review

Michael Dequina
January 1, 2000
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Barker and Griffin obviously had an intriguingly twisty course clearly mapped out for themselves. Alas, much like those mice and men... Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Derek Elley
June 18, 2008
Derek Elley, Variety

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Kevin Thomas
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, At the Movies

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