that propels this straight-to-video indie film forward. The script is a non-heavy discourse on a post-9/11 real human drama buttressing the broader sad moral-political conflict destroying America. Jeff Stanzler excels in writing an admirable and seriously original indie script which has a quality that gracefully understates the tragic human politics and polemics of disparate personal relationships.
That aside, the role of Phoebe should have been played by a brilliant indie-experienced actress like Renee Zelwegger, Joan Cusack, or Juliette Binoche NOT the post-Madonna rebound bride of Tinsel Town's #1 arrogant chain-smoking ass-wipe. It must be HELL living under his leftist shadow. This (cough) actress is overwhelmed by the complexity of her character and it shows in ALL her scenes causing the tense undercurrent Stanzler has written for Phoebe to be denied its true intricate and absolutely credible revelation. Sandra Oh acts circles around the female lead actress giving necessary credence to the sub-plot straight out of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle." However, the last two minutes of this film's main drama are two remarkable minutes! Abdel Kechiche's facial expression as he becomes belatedly aware of the depth to Phoebe's socio-pathetic betrayal is amazing acting.
That aside, the role of Phoebe should have been played by a brilliant indie-experienced actress like Renee Zelwegger, Joan Cusack, or Juliette Binoche NOT the post-Madonna rebound bride of Tinsel Town's #1 arrogant chain-smoking ass-wipe. It must be HELL living under his leftist shadow. This (cough) actress is overwhelmed by the complexity of her character and it shows in ALL her scenes causing the tense undercurrent Stanzler has written for Phoebe to be denied its true intricate and absolutely credible revelation. Sandra Oh acts circles around the female lead actress giving necessary credence to the sub-plot straight out of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle." However, the last two minutes of this film's main drama are two remarkable minutes! Abdel Kechiche's facial expression as he becomes belatedly aware of the depth to Phoebe's socio-pathetic betrayal is amazing acting.