A thinking person's film - that's one label for this movie with basically starred unknown actors. Campbell Scott plays the lead. I read where one well-known critic labeled his acting as "wooden," but I didn't find that. He was okay as was the female lead, Rebecca Pigeon. Both played very low-key characters.
Pidegon has an interesting face and was new on the film scene when this came out. She's made a couple of films since that are recognizable but I can't say the same for Scott. Also making smaller appearances here are "name" players, Steve Martin and Ben Gazzara.
The story is about an elaborate con job perpetrated on Scott. The problem with it is that it gets too confusing in the last half hour. Despite that, I still found this movie intriguing, even though it may not be one I would watch more than once, possibly twice. There's an "edge" or something that's missing here, to make this a more entertaining film. Even though I enjoyed it, I am not surprised that it wasn't a hit.
Pidegon has an interesting face and was new on the film scene when this came out. She's made a couple of films since that are recognizable but I can't say the same for Scott. Also making smaller appearances here are "name" players, Steve Martin and Ben Gazzara.
The story is about an elaborate con job perpetrated on Scott. The problem with it is that it gets too confusing in the last half hour. Despite that, I still found this movie intriguing, even though it may not be one I would watch more than once, possibly twice. There's an "edge" or something that's missing here, to make this a more entertaining film. Even though I enjoyed it, I am not surprised that it wasn't a hit.