Note: *Very* slight spoiler!!
This was an excellent movie for Nicholas Lea to show off his talent as an actor, in a leading role that he could get his teeth into. Without giving away too many spoilers, I certainly saw Nick do several things I'd never seen him do in a movie before. I liked that for its novelty value, and Nick was *extremely* good at doing these thing, too. He was perfect at being Dustin Yarma, and so good at acting out the fear, anger (which spilled over onto his 'colleague', Minnow, more than once), panic and despair his situation in this movie caused him. Despite Yarma's callousness and arrogance, you nevertheless want him to win. Kari Wuhrer was good as the disenchanted girlfriend, shallow and ambitious for her career, and moving on from Yarma to Minnow once she realised Minnow could further her chances and Yarma couldn't. Holt McCallaney was superb as the charming, smooth Minnow, down on his luck, who saw an opportunity, seized it, and did better than Yarma, both in his job, and with Darcy (Kari Wuhrer) Jason Priestly, as Jarred, was Yarma's best friend, and the only person to stand by him and believe him, and Priestly played him with a serenity that made Jarred seem like an oasis of calm in an ocean of storm. Nick looked smooth in expensive suits. Nice to see him in them, and I liked his haircut, too. In this movie he was back to his lean look again. I give Nick Lea ten out of ten for Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, because I can't fault his portrayal of a man with all too many faults. The snappy theme music, and the at times film-noirish, tilted-frame camera work, the very soft colour focus in the night club and bar scenes, all served to emphasise the drama, and the sometimes disoriented Yarma. The movie isn't all black. It has its lighter moments. There are a couple of funny occasions, like when Yarma says to Minnow about Yarma's boss, "You were sucking up to him so hard your lips are probably still stuck", and also when Minnow says in an offended manner to Yarma in his bedroom, after emptying Yarma's clothes pockets before sending the garments off to the dry cleaners, "You're terrible about leaving things in your pockets. Y'know, it ruins a suit."
This was an excellent movie for Nicholas Lea to show off his talent as an actor, in a leading role that he could get his teeth into. Without giving away too many spoilers, I certainly saw Nick do several things I'd never seen him do in a movie before. I liked that for its novelty value, and Nick was *extremely* good at doing these thing, too. He was perfect at being Dustin Yarma, and so good at acting out the fear, anger (which spilled over onto his 'colleague', Minnow, more than once), panic and despair his situation in this movie caused him. Despite Yarma's callousness and arrogance, you nevertheless want him to win. Kari Wuhrer was good as the disenchanted girlfriend, shallow and ambitious for her career, and moving on from Yarma to Minnow once she realised Minnow could further her chances and Yarma couldn't. Holt McCallaney was superb as the charming, smooth Minnow, down on his luck, who saw an opportunity, seized it, and did better than Yarma, both in his job, and with Darcy (Kari Wuhrer) Jason Priestly, as Jarred, was Yarma's best friend, and the only person to stand by him and believe him, and Priestly played him with a serenity that made Jarred seem like an oasis of calm in an ocean of storm. Nick looked smooth in expensive suits. Nice to see him in them, and I liked his haircut, too. In this movie he was back to his lean look again. I give Nick Lea ten out of ten for Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, because I can't fault his portrayal of a man with all too many faults. The snappy theme music, and the at times film-noirish, tilted-frame camera work, the very soft colour focus in the night club and bar scenes, all served to emphasise the drama, and the sometimes disoriented Yarma. The movie isn't all black. It has its lighter moments. There are a couple of funny occasions, like when Yarma says to Minnow about Yarma's boss, "You were sucking up to him so hard your lips are probably still stuck", and also when Minnow says in an offended manner to Yarma in his bedroom, after emptying Yarma's clothes pockets before sending the garments off to the dry cleaners, "You're terrible about leaving things in your pockets. Y'know, it ruins a suit."