SPOILERS THROUGHOUT:
Three salesmen take a trip together to attend a seminar. Much chaos and trouble follows.
This was a movie that sounded like it had the capacity to be really good AND it had Maria Bello in it, of whom I've been a fan for several years. Unfortunately the movie left a lot to be desired.
Maria Bello plays the seductress who blackmails one of the salesmen after he cheats on his wife with her. And Bello's actually not bad in the role. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot she can do with the part. One of the main problems of this movie are the characters portrayed. Most of them are so totally obnoxious that it's almost impossible to have any enjoyment in the movie. The plot is overshadowed by the unlikeable element of almost everyone and sometimes they seem like caricatures rather then characters.
The movie has many plot twists, some of them even are rather unpredictable but none of them are very interesting, in fact much of the movie doesn't make any sense. There's a lot of arguing amongst the three salesmen which becomes unenjoyable, overplayed, and tedious. Bello's character lacks any complexity whatsoever and the movie becomes to dark and a mishmash of arguments, and plot contrivances. Any interest in the movie at the beginning slowly dissipates due to the slow pace and above mentioned goings on.
Although this isn't a movie I thought was terribly good, it may appeal to people who are major fans of black comedies (a genre that is not among my favorites though I have seen some movies of this genre that are absolutely outstanding.) But even the black comedy purist may have problems with this as it just isn't one of the best of the genre.
I did appreciate the reference to the movie "Very Bad Things" (a Movie that for some unfathomable reason I did enjoy a bit more then this one.) And I liked the casting of Bello. But the movie itself just didn't strike me as being put together all that great and was disappointing. My vote's 4 of 10.
Three salesmen take a trip together to attend a seminar. Much chaos and trouble follows.
This was a movie that sounded like it had the capacity to be really good AND it had Maria Bello in it, of whom I've been a fan for several years. Unfortunately the movie left a lot to be desired.
Maria Bello plays the seductress who blackmails one of the salesmen after he cheats on his wife with her. And Bello's actually not bad in the role. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot she can do with the part. One of the main problems of this movie are the characters portrayed. Most of them are so totally obnoxious that it's almost impossible to have any enjoyment in the movie. The plot is overshadowed by the unlikeable element of almost everyone and sometimes they seem like caricatures rather then characters.
The movie has many plot twists, some of them even are rather unpredictable but none of them are very interesting, in fact much of the movie doesn't make any sense. There's a lot of arguing amongst the three salesmen which becomes unenjoyable, overplayed, and tedious. Bello's character lacks any complexity whatsoever and the movie becomes to dark and a mishmash of arguments, and plot contrivances. Any interest in the movie at the beginning slowly dissipates due to the slow pace and above mentioned goings on.
Although this isn't a movie I thought was terribly good, it may appeal to people who are major fans of black comedies (a genre that is not among my favorites though I have seen some movies of this genre that are absolutely outstanding.) But even the black comedy purist may have problems with this as it just isn't one of the best of the genre.
I did appreciate the reference to the movie "Very Bad Things" (a Movie that for some unfathomable reason I did enjoy a bit more then this one.) And I liked the casting of Bello. But the movie itself just didn't strike me as being put together all that great and was disappointing. My vote's 4 of 10.