Impulse (2008) (V)

Director:

Charles T. Kanganis

Writers:

Charles T. Kanganis (written by)
Eric Belgau (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

15 April 2008 (Argentina)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Her desire for passion ignited a deadly game of seduction.

Plot:

Acting on impulse, CLAIRE DENNISON, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath. |

Plot Keywords:

Breasts | Male Rear Nudity | Female Rear Nudity | Topless | Switched Identities

Cast

Angus Macfadyen	...	Dr. Jonathan Dennison / Simon Philips (as Angus MacFadyen)
Willa Ford	...	Claire Dennison
Robert Moloney	...	Elliott
Ron Selmour	...	Hector (as Ron Seymour)
Pablo Silveira	...	Che
Ingrid Torrance	...	Melissa
Laura Soltis	...	Joan
Nancy Sivak	...	Officer Stevens
Michael Rogers	...	Officer Edwards
Lowela Jotie	...	Jen
Richard Stroh	...	Sam
Peter Kawasaki	...	Mr. Yoshi (as Peter Kawaski)
Toshi Haraguchi	...	Mr. Yokonora
Taku Kawai	...	Translator
Kathleen Duborg	...	Marcia

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some violence including a rape.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (No. 44014) | Argentina:16 | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Stage 6 Films

Soundtrack:

Raga Groove

If you can buy the premise you'll enjoy this film. But that's a big if.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

First: A beautiful, smart, talented professional woman at the top of her game is married to a tubby quiet middle-aged professor-type who she truly loves. The only flaw is he refuses the kinky sex she craves.

Second: In Southern California there are two identical looking tubby middle-aged men (with slightly different hair and one wears glasses). These men are so identical in appearance that even after the woman sleeps with the one who is not her husband; she can't tell the difference.

Third: The husband's doppleganger happens to be an obsessive homicidal maniac.

If you can accept it, then you are in for a pretty standard erotic thriller. Glamour. Female nudity. A bit of violence. It's pretty regular fare for the genre.

The big problem is in taking a leap of faith with the absurdity of the premise. It was a leap I just couldn't take.