What do we get when we have two hard as marbles women waiting in airport for a "constantly delayed" flight? 90 minutes of awe and the urge to drink a cold bottle of Evian, for some reason BOS really makes me agitated, i don't know which character should i root for, the two of them are made-in-hell-tough,so tough i think my teeth will sink backwards if i bite on any one of these angry damsels.
The story basically goes like this; 40 something woman A in the hectic moment of her daily slave corporate basis, in the middle of it she manage to rough handle early 20 woman B, who supposedly is her assistant on spot. However after woman A managed to get promoted as a CEO. she sobered up and befriends woman B , who have secrets and intentions of her own, putting other character aside (MEN) a psychological claustrophobic game of mind-stabbing commences, who shall be the victorious? this is a tale of the older against the brash younger both with their unpleasant past stories.
Stockard Channing takes the role of a woman who's been around in a male dominated corporation, had this been a film of a bigger scale, an Oscar nomination would be a no-question, enough said.
Julia Stiles taking the antagonistic role here, sporting some rub-on tattoos, she plays her part as the rebellious writer/assistant (who might or might not have been pulling strings since it all begun) too convincingly, its a love and hate character,i never saw her being so menacing,which is always a good surprise.
Director Patrick Stettner, on his feature debut,works his gig neatly, from the first opening scene, he entrust the audiences intelligence by giving us hints about the backdrops of where the story going to take place, Michael Mann-ish shots of Landscapes really gives you the sense of chill that you usually get when youre sitting in an empty soccer stadium,and you're not even a soccer fan.
Certain scenes really offer some deep screen linguic messages, such as the scene where the two heroines explored the area of the hotel that is under construction, makes one eager to flip his/her film language Cyclopedia.
The lightings are subtle yet vivid, the pale white backdrop, the contrast of dark foreground which works as an enclosure for battlefield of the two women, which separates them from the outside world.
A good film , especially those who didn't expect anything, i was having high expectation because of some recent positive hearings, well satisfied i am, in a negative accentuated kinda way.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
+3.5 for upsolid performances from the aging yet raging Stockard and the young Stiles, Good direction and photography, an enganging dialogue in the tradition of Mamet(think Glengary Glen Ross).
-1.5 for minor uh oh and a storyline that could have been more..ummm.. broad.
The story basically goes like this; 40 something woman A in the hectic moment of her daily slave corporate basis, in the middle of it she manage to rough handle early 20 woman B, who supposedly is her assistant on spot. However after woman A managed to get promoted as a CEO. she sobered up and befriends woman B , who have secrets and intentions of her own, putting other character aside (MEN) a psychological claustrophobic game of mind-stabbing commences, who shall be the victorious? this is a tale of the older against the brash younger both with their unpleasant past stories.
Stockard Channing takes the role of a woman who's been around in a male dominated corporation, had this been a film of a bigger scale, an Oscar nomination would be a no-question, enough said.
Julia Stiles taking the antagonistic role here, sporting some rub-on tattoos, she plays her part as the rebellious writer/assistant (who might or might not have been pulling strings since it all begun) too convincingly, its a love and hate character,i never saw her being so menacing,which is always a good surprise.
Director Patrick Stettner, on his feature debut,works his gig neatly, from the first opening scene, he entrust the audiences intelligence by giving us hints about the backdrops of where the story going to take place, Michael Mann-ish shots of Landscapes really gives you the sense of chill that you usually get when youre sitting in an empty soccer stadium,and you're not even a soccer fan.
Certain scenes really offer some deep screen linguic messages, such as the scene where the two heroines explored the area of the hotel that is under construction, makes one eager to flip his/her film language Cyclopedia.
The lightings are subtle yet vivid, the pale white backdrop, the contrast of dark foreground which works as an enclosure for battlefield of the two women, which separates them from the outside world.
A good film , especially those who didn't expect anything, i was having high expectation because of some recent positive hearings, well satisfied i am, in a negative accentuated kinda way.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
+3.5 for upsolid performances from the aging yet raging Stockard and the young Stiles, Good direction and photography, an enganging dialogue in the tradition of Mamet(think Glengary Glen Ross).
-1.5 for minor uh oh and a storyline that could have been more..ummm.. broad.