Jun 23, 2006 05:36 PM
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We all know what they say about sequels and this movie is a prime example of the saying "You cant have a sequel half as good as the First One" and this case lets face it- the original though entertaining had its flaws as well.
Needless to say I went into this movie expecting nothing more a few erotic moments (read as steamy scenes) peppered with a few genuinely sexually charged moments and some good chemistry between the hopefully hot Sharon stone and the other guy. This I daresay was not much at all and all in all besides this I expected quite a trashy movie.
And trash is exactly what I got minus the few expectations I had from the movie. The chemistry was non existent , the scenes were trash and Sharon stone looked bad.
Any person who went to the movie expecting what I did can safely just scroll down to the end of my review as the next part of the review is the unfortunate by product of having to see the movie as a normal movie and not a simple b-grade sequel.
The acting in this movie is strictly OK. Sharon Stone's seduction and mind games parts border on hamming (and trust me a cosmetically and possible surgically enhanced 47 year old Sharon stone looks bad almost in every scene, her hair especially felt like it had gone through multiple treatments). David Morrissey displays no acting talent here. The only saving grace are the supporting cast who act out their brief roles comfortably and efficiently, special mention for David Thewlis who seems absolutely believable as the tough cop and Indira Varma who I thought was B-movie semi porn actress but who is actually much better than that ( sorry but ks was the only yardstick I had until now).
The script of the film had looked like it could have had some potential but the shoddy acting and OK direction made sure we never saw any of it.
The characters are all unidimensional and boring , even a child could see what Sharon's character is doing in the film yet we are to believe a trained psychologist can only stand and watch the ruining of his life. What bullocks.
Not to mention the this movie does not benefit from "The Scene" from the first movie and save for one appropriate and disturbing scene in the film (which does not involve Sharon) the movies sex scenes all seem forced and badly executed.
The only good part about the movie was the background score which added some excitement and tension to scenes which the actors were hamming to, there are a few scenes (mainly towards the beginning of the movie) that are likable and the background score plays a major part in that.
But.............that said I didn't really get that bored in this movie and the only reason I can think off that is satisfied a burning curiosity in me, and having being satiated and realising I was right, I felt content once I left this movie.
That being said the above reason is probably the only reason why you should be seeing this movie otherwise avoid it and see the Unrated DVD (which I'm sure is round the corner) instead.
p.s I've changed the rating from 3 to 4 and d\back 2 times while writing this review. And I have seen the uncensored version DONT EVEN THINK OF SEEING THE CENSORED VERSION.
