Solitaire for 2 (1995)

Director:

Gary Sinyor

Writer:

Gary Sinyor (writer)

Release Date:

10 February 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

What would happen if your lover could read your mind?

Plot:

Katie can read minds. Being desirable, the male minds she reads are all thinking of one thing. She always...

Plot Keywords:

Psychic | Sixth Sense | Psychic Power | Supernatural | Love

Cast

Mark Frankel	...	Daniel Becker
Amanda Pays	...	Katie Burrough
Roshan Seth	...	Sandip Tamar
Jason Isaacs	...	Harry
Maryam d'Abo	...	Caroline
Helen Lederer	...	Cop
Malcolm Cooper	...	Cop
Annette Crosbie	...	Mrs. Dwyer
Neil Mullarkey	...	Parris
Liza Walker	...	Lucy
Kelly Salmon	...	Young Katie in Garden
Ricky Jones	...	Young Boy in Garden
Diana Eskell	...	Squeegee Girl
Robert Harley	...	Busy Man / Barman
Colin Wakefield	...	Businessman
Philip Fox	...	Businessman
Michael Shaw	...	Scientist
Alister Cameron	...	Scientist
Carli Harris	...	Clare
Rosalind Knight	...	Receptionist
Michael Schneider	...	Vincenzo Angelino
Paul Simpkin	...	Waiter
Jestyn Phillips	...	Middle-aged Man on Tube
Joan Blackham	...	Middle-aged Woman on Tube
David Fishley	...	Casually Dressed Man on Tube
Caroline Leddy	...	Young Woman on Tube
Norman Caro	...	Joe the Florist
Isobel Raine	...	Wet `n' Wild Assistant
Geoff Deane	...	Man in Bookshop
Mick Pilsworth	...	Man in Bookshop
John Lahr	...	Man in Bookshop
Tony Banks	...	Man in Bookshop
Arthur Smith	...	Man in Bookshop
John Levitt	...	Sharples
Catherine Russell	...	Julie Parris
Otto Jarman	...	Neighbour
Stephan Schwartz	...	Neighbour
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Fairbrass	...	Himself (as Right Said Fred)

Directed by
Gary Sinyor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Sinyor		writer

Produced by
Stephen Alexander	....	co-executive producer
Paul Brooks	....	co-executive producer
Andrew Cohen	....	co-executive producer
Richard Holmes	....	producer

Original Music by
David A. Hughes

Cinematography by
Henry Braham

Film Editing by
Ewa J. Lind

Casting by
Emma Style

Production Design by
Carmel Collins

Costume Design by
Rodger Parker

Makeup Department
Jacquette	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aidan Boulter	....	assistant director
Jon Harris	....	third assistant director
Lulu O'Hagan	....	second assistant director (as Lulu M. Hordle)

Art Department
Aron Clayton	....	construction runner

Sound Department
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist
John Fewell	....	foley artist
Richard Flynn	....	boom operator
Stuart Wilson	....	production sound mixer
Stuart Wilson	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Michèle Spoonley	....	special effects

Stunts
Stuart St. Paul	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Foster	....	first assistant camera
Tony Haughey	....	grip
Rod Marley	....	second assistant camera
Larry Randall	....	gaffer

Other crew
Dee Gregson	....	location manager
Pat Harding	....	production accountant
Sarah Lucraft	....	accountant: representing investors
Tim Porter	....	location manager
Vivianne Royal	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Solitaire Production

Distributors

• Civite Films (Spain)
• New Circle Entertainment
• Vídeo Arte (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and a sex scene.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Solitaire Production

Intelligent, sometimes funny

In England, Daniel and Lucy are living together, but one day Lucy decides (while we listen to depressing classical music) that it's time to go.

Daniel teaches professionals about body language. We first see him at work in a place called The Self Centre. And paleontologist Katie happens to be there that day, speaking to a group of scientists. Daniel is attracted to her, but Katie keeps hitting him every time he flirts with her.

The truth is that Katie wants a man, but she knows what they are all thinking. And she's tired of men who are only interested in her appearance. She wants men to like her for her intelligence.

Daniel keeps getting pulled over for speeding by the same female cop. Katie's co-worker Sandip Tamar, at what appears to be a large university, seems to appreciate her for her mind.

Will Daniel ever find a woman? Will Katie ever find a man? Will they end up with each other?

Harry is Daniel's best friend, and he is married to Caroline; they have a daughter Clare. Parris is one of Daniel's more nervous students.

I thought this was intelligently written, and Amanda Pays gave one of the better performances out of a fine cast. Katie didn't always react in the expected ways, and this was more than just a formula movie. This might not appeal to those who enjoy mindless sitcoms and popular films that the critics hate. But it might just work for those who go to independent theaters to see films no one ever heard of.

There was a lot of good classical music, though I didn't necessarily like all the music there was. Some of the music was contemporary, high-energy pop.

A couple of scenes stand out, even if they weren't laugh-out-loud funny. In one, we can hear the thoughts of all the lecherous men in one bookshop. I don't know Katie's reaction because that's one of the times the sound went out. In another, there are balloons and the band Right Said Fred. I'd rather not say what that was all about, because it could be considered a spoiler.

For me, this was a challenge to watch, because it could be boring at times, but there was enough here to make it satisfying.