Attention Shoppers

This film was a pleasant surprise. Nestor Carbonell's screenplay was well-written and clever and obviously came from his own experience as a "faux latino" on Suddenly Susan. The literate dialogue, frequent references to Nietzsche and insightful examination on the "fame game" made this more than just a throw-away comedy. Worth renting...if only to hear Carbonell speaking without the accent.

Not sure what I just watched there. For my legions of fans who follow my reviews, all one of you (me), you'll know I watch these movies because I'm a fan of Luke Perry, that's what brings me to them. I like his acting style and enjoy the odd films that he finds himself in as he earns his living trying his best to set himself apart and show that he's not just Dylan McKay. Once in a while, the film or show he gets to be a part of is quite good. Not this time. Luke was fine, though. All the actors were fine, they all played their parts like true professionals. But the story... Geez what the... Just utter, pure, like, why would anyone write such a thing. How is this a story? I often enjoy movies where nothing happens, like Wes Anderson type movies, but usually those films have an interestingness about them while nothing really progresses. Not here. This was just, yea, lousy. There were some parts, like where the main character meets another person in his business on the plane, where I thought something was going to pick up and a story would begin, but it just never materialized. Like I don't even know if they were going for the so bad it's quirky and ridiculously funny because it wasn't. If you enjoy watching pure blah, and sometimes I am in the mood for that, then I highly recommend watching this. But I wasn't looking for it tonight and that's what I got. Oh well, next...

If you would like a laugh-outloud knee-slapper, you should definitely find another movie. This is comedy in a more traditionally theatrical sense, with dry, quietly subtle observations bordering on satire and witty insights into the near-tragedy of the human condition.

It is also one of those small, personal, tightly focused setpieces that we hardly see any more. The plot is simple and impossible to expand upon, but does all that it needs to accomplish - giving the central character a moment's pause in his life so that he can reflect on what he really has to be thankful for and redirect his ambitions towards that rather than the Hollywood star turn he had been working toward the previous decade. And as with many such films, the back-story, about the man's possible estrangement from his wife, is the real story, since, as it turns out, his marriage is the best of what life has to offer him.

Speaking about star-turns, Nestor Carbonell's performance here is exquisite. And the other actors are at there best in support of it. And the work behind the camera is highly polished.

I'm disappointed that this film is so poorly rated here. Possibly audiences have lost the patience to sit through a film that insists we think along with it. Suffice it to say, it may not be to every taste. But on its own terms it's an excellent film.

I am a big fan of independent movies (I don't like those big budget Hollywood movies), and this one was AWESOME!! Not only was the cast great in it, but the writing was very original. This movie will make you laugh and cry - it's that good.

Beautiful 'film noir'. I was pleasantly surprised. Decent and inspired acting and a moving Carbonell at the end -driving back to the airport- with a wonderful (as always) Michael Lerned.

With eye to detail: the plastic bag where the table cloth was wrapped in, is just visible in two more scenes before it gets a place in Nestor's luggage (I like those details very much, it's shows respect by the director). The pace is just great: very slowly and thus giving me time to enjoy the weird and strange atmosphere. A very un-American movie; perhaps that's why it's more popular in Europe? Hope Carbonell finds more inspiration (and money!) to make more of these beauties.