It can't be that so many well known actors were the reason that this is such a bad movie. Nobody but writer/director Timothy Linh Bui can be blamed for this mess.
I've never been a big Patrick Swayze fan, but it's a shame that this will more than likely be his last feature film. At least he wasn't one of the main characters. I'm not much of a fan of the other actors either, but none of them should have agreed to be part of such a cheesy story.
There were two main unrelated story lines. One was about Jessica Biel's character and the other about Forest Whitaker's. Not once during the movie did I relate to or feel anything for either. I think this is mostly because the story appeared to be written by a junior high school student who learned everything they know by watching made for television movies.
The writer/director must have thought that having a fair amount of gratuitous nudity sprinkled in here and there would somehow add to the credibility of the story. Of course Jessica character was a stripper and that would make it so much more interesting, right? Ray Liotta has really been a disappointment in everything that I've seen him in lately. He has not aged well at all. And one small scene with Kris Kristofferson on the bus with Ray Liotta. Why did he bother? It seemed that the director was simply trying to assemble enough well know names in this stinker to draw in diverse audiences. I'm sure that most, if not all of them look back on this movie and wonder "what was I thinking...how did I get sucked into this?"
I was able to get this from my library for free, so all it cost me was my time. If you want to see it, check with your library first, if all you want to do is waste your time.
I've never been a big Patrick Swayze fan, but it's a shame that this will more than likely be his last feature film. At least he wasn't one of the main characters. I'm not much of a fan of the other actors either, but none of them should have agreed to be part of such a cheesy story.
There were two main unrelated story lines. One was about Jessica Biel's character and the other about Forest Whitaker's. Not once during the movie did I relate to or feel anything for either. I think this is mostly because the story appeared to be written by a junior high school student who learned everything they know by watching made for television movies.
The writer/director must have thought that having a fair amount of gratuitous nudity sprinkled in here and there would somehow add to the credibility of the story. Of course Jessica character was a stripper and that would make it so much more interesting, right? Ray Liotta has really been a disappointment in everything that I've seen him in lately. He has not aged well at all. And one small scene with Kris Kristofferson on the bus with Ray Liotta. Why did he bother? It seemed that the director was simply trying to assemble enough well know names in this stinker to draw in diverse audiences. I'm sure that most, if not all of them look back on this movie and wonder "what was I thinking...how did I get sucked into this?"
I was able to get this from my library for free, so all it cost me was my time. If you want to see it, check with your library first, if all you want to do is waste your time.