I always have enjoyed Alan Rickman as an actor. Of course Die Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Galaxy Quest, Harry Potter and Sweeney Todd he has been great in.
I was interested albeit a little hesitant to check this out. After all it's not on any streaming service and I didn't recognize any of the stars other than Rickman.
Upon watching it on a DVD copy I was able to find I will say it's rather odd that it has a very low budget TV movie quality to it which I find odd since Rickman was an A list actor appearing in many Hollywood blockbusters. Was he so desperate for cash after Robin Hood and before Galaxy Quest and Harry Potter to appear in a B movie?
Despite the low budget feel, somewhat slow pace and essentially a three character movie my thoughts initially was that it was only watchably average.
But as the story went on I realized it was slightly better than that and of course the only reason this movie is even worth your time is because of Rickman who with fairly ordinary and mediocre material is far better than the screenplay he has been given.
Some viewers have compared this to Roman Polanski's 1962 Polish film Knife in the Water which I do remember seeing and remember being better and remember the stories being similar but still Rickman's performance and an ending plot twist which I won't spoil made this worth one watch.
Being of course you cannot currently streaming I would say don't make the effort to seek out finding a DVD of it unless you are a die hard Rickman fan because if you aren't I think you will be bored.
However if you absolutely loved Rickman and his other movies I think one viewing alone would be worthwhile. He made much better movies but this shows how good an actor he was making ordinary material better with his extraordinary performance.
I was interested albeit a little hesitant to check this out. After all it's not on any streaming service and I didn't recognize any of the stars other than Rickman.
Upon watching it on a DVD copy I was able to find I will say it's rather odd that it has a very low budget TV movie quality to it which I find odd since Rickman was an A list actor appearing in many Hollywood blockbusters. Was he so desperate for cash after Robin Hood and before Galaxy Quest and Harry Potter to appear in a B movie?
Despite the low budget feel, somewhat slow pace and essentially a three character movie my thoughts initially was that it was only watchably average.
But as the story went on I realized it was slightly better than that and of course the only reason this movie is even worth your time is because of Rickman who with fairly ordinary and mediocre material is far better than the screenplay he has been given.
Some viewers have compared this to Roman Polanski's 1962 Polish film Knife in the Water which I do remember seeing and remember being better and remember the stories being similar but still Rickman's performance and an ending plot twist which I won't spoil made this worth one watch.
Being of course you cannot currently streaming I would say don't make the effort to seek out finding a DVD of it unless you are a die hard Rickman fan because if you aren't I think you will be bored.
However if you absolutely loved Rickman and his other movies I think one viewing alone would be worthwhile. He made much better movies but this shows how good an actor he was making ordinary material better with his extraordinary performance.