An average movie

Basically, it was one of those movies that I wanted to watch for many years, probably more than a decade. Indeed, I just loved 'Living in Oblivion' and after releasing quickly the decent 'Box of Moon Light' and 'The Real Blonde', I was really curious to see Tom DiCillo's next directing effort. Eventually, after 4 long years, he came up with this flick and I'm afraid it was quite a step down from his previous work. Indeed, except for a cool title and a nice soundtrack, this movie didn’t have to much to offer, I'm afraid. Basically, the different sub-plots were just really underwhelming and I didn’t care for any of the characters involved. The only actor who managed to do something with this weak material was Steve Buscemi but the guy is so talented, he always manages to be compelling to watch. I wish I could say the same thing about Denis Leary who is always boring and he was really a poor choice to play the lead. The biggest waste was probably with Elizabeth Hurley who did what she could with a completely underwritten character. I mean, she definitely had some charisma, which is pretty much the case in all the movies I have seen her, but it is such a pity that she always got involved in such weak movies. Anyway, to conclude, the whole thing was a huge disappointment and I don't think it is worth a look.

5/10