Rated R for gratuitous violence, nudity and language
Starring Paz Vega, Janet McTeer, Alphonso McAuley, Scott Mechlowicz, Christopher McDonald
Directed by John Stockwell
The Story:
Cat (Vega) is a high priced call girl who is brought in for a night of debauchery for a U.S. Senator (McDonald). However, when the night goes terribly wrong, security eliminates all of the ladies, except Cat who escapes with a disc filled with evidence that the Senator is a naughty boy. Meanwhile, two Americans (Mechlowicz and McAuley) decide to start a private investigator business, and their first assignment is to catch Cat. Little do they know that a ruthless assassin (McTeer) is hot on her trail.
:: whew ::
That's a lot of exposition for this little B movie!
This is an odd-duck of a film.
Is it trying to be a hip, ultraviolent thriller. Or does it want to be a cheeky comedy.
Oddly, it tries to be quite a bit of both, sometimes alternating between tones, sometimes blending those two movies into one.
The movie is one that alternates between splattering blood across the camera lens and one that is trying to make you laugh.
Then, some of the bloodshed squirms dangerously close into the horror genre, so this film is really all over the place.
Yet, it remains interesting enough throughout to keep your attention.
Of special note is McTeer's steely assassin. Imagine a younger, more violently ruthless Helen Mirren from Red, and you've got this down pat. That they named her Helen, well I just chalk that up to a worthy homage.
Also nice to see Mechlowicz on screen again. Haven't seen him much since EuroTrip. :)
Naturally, a sequel is in the works. Scheduled to be released this year, I'm sure I'll give it a try when I find it on Netflix.
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this moment.
Final Grade: C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: A good one and done, subject content is just too much for any replay factor around here.
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