Raunchy and surprisingly humorous movie about a very serious subject, that of incest. Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves are brother and sister. The pair are involved with each other in a way most people would consider unusual. The latter is married, so not only is she sleeping with her brother, she's cheating on her husband.
Reeves is good, Owen gives a strong performance and Alan Rickman is marvelous as the slightly eccentric husband. Director Stephen Poliakoff manages to disarm us well with some unexpected comedy, however the story lacks the power to disturb its audience, and each character is sadly underdeveloped, especially Rickman's.
Mostly unresolved too, or was our director just leaving us to think? Who knows?
Saturday, May 8, 1993 - Brighton Bay Twin
Reeves is good, Owen gives a strong performance and Alan Rickman is marvelous as the slightly eccentric husband. Director Stephen Poliakoff manages to disarm us well with some unexpected comedy, however the story lacks the power to disturb its audience, and each character is sadly underdeveloped, especially Rickman's.
Mostly unresolved too, or was our director just leaving us to think? Who knows?
Saturday, May 8, 1993 - Brighton Bay Twin