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| Mercy
Year: 2000
Classification: Mystery / Suspense
Directed:
- Damian Harris
Actors/Actresses:
- Ellen Barkin
- Julian Sands
- Peta Wilson
- Wendy Crewson
An intriguing film
I just caught this movie for the first time, and I was definately pulled into the story. I thought Ellen Barkin was sensational and extremely sensual in some moments. I think this movie is more geared to people with unique tastes in plots. Peta Wilson also played extremely well in her role. Overall, it's a movie I definately want to own.
Very disappointing
Generally, I like Ellen Barkin in a movie, which is why I opted to see this. However, this is not the Ellen Barkin energy, we are used to seeing as in the movies the "Big Easy" and "Sea of Love". She comes across as a worn-out detective, who slogs through the details of this case hopping from one good guess to another. You are never impressed by her thought process nor do you appreciate the character she plays. Also the Jennifer Anniston, unkept long shag has got to go.
Peta Wilson plays a major part in this story as a potential suspect/victim, however her role is spotty and inconsistent at best. Having seen her in "La Femme Nikita", I know her talents are much greater.
Neither actress is given enough story to latch onto. Peta Wilson's character repeatedly gives the detective played by Barkin misleading information, yet Barkin's character allows herself to get lead by her. This allowing to get lead is amazing considering that Peta Wilson's character is a suspect. The director also fosters the thought that all women have bisexual tendencies that are unexplored. I wonder if this would be played this way if the leading character was a man. I doubt it. If he thought the detective had bisexual tendencies he should have put more into the story line to suggest this, rather than leap to generalities that half his audience might sincerely disagree with.
Julian Sands role as psychiatrist to some of the women from this group, is shaky as best. Involved with one patient and somewhat shaky in his own right you are never quite sure why his character was ever introduced, except to provide the dialogue from two of the women in this movie.
The major pull apparently intended for this movie is its travel on the seamier side of same-sex orgy encounters and sadistic sex. This is frequently brought up and quick spots are showed as a backdrop. Few unfortunately have any more purpose than the photographs that are displayed and seem to be the only reason this movie was made.
If this was vehicle to reintroduce Barkin back into movies and push Peta Wilson onto the big screen it has done them both an injustice. I expect more from the two of them. The director of this movie has let them down.
erotic in a lot of ways but that doesnt help it
some steamy scenes in this movie with Peta Wilson and Ellen Barkin....Wilson has a nude scene where Barkin is watching her from other window..you know the scene where she gets shot for fake and then rubs the blood off the window...sexy scene. Julian Sands also stars..he's ok but some of the stuff down it and it gets really boring after awhile
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