Tangled (2001)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jay Lowi

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Lieber (story) &
Michael Shapiro (story) ...

Release Date:

2 November 2001 (Portugal)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The best of friends make the worst of enemies.

Plot:

A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened...

Plot Keywords:

Male Full Frontal Nudity | Male Frontal Nudity | Told In Flashback | Surprise Ending

Cast

Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Jenny Kelley
Shawn Hatosy	...	David Klein
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Alan Hammond (as Jonathan Rhys-Meyers)
Estella Warren	...	Elise Stevens
Lorraine Bracco	...	Det. Anne Andersle
Dwayne Hill	...	Det. Denny Nagle
Joyce Gordon	...	Kara
Jane Moffat	...	Librarian
Robert McKenna	...	Uncle Finch
Robert Graham Gray	...	Young Man

Also Known As:

Conspiracy of Weeds (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

100 min | UK:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Indonesia:17/atas | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Ben's Sister Productions

Trivia:

Rachael Leigh Cook's character, Jenny, smokes in the film. Cook is a non-smoker in real life and smoked prop cigarettes for the film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Alan has David up at the barn, you can see the shadow of the camera on David's left shoulder, as it moves back and forth.

Quotes:

Alan: You know, the whole Twinky thing would be freaky enough if you didn't also have to wear it.

Movie Connections:

References Teen Wolf (1985)

Underrated movie

I thought this was an extremely well-done suspense mystery that attempts to answer the question: what does a young man do when he's in love with his best friend, only to see someone else move in on her? Jonathan Rhys-Meyers' performance was well beyond convincing, to the point where it felt I was watching actual events transpire before me. Overall, I thought this was a very good story line with some good plot twists. Rachael Leigh Cook and Shawn Hatosy were also well cast. This is the type of film that will generate a lot of things to discuss regarding the plot, antagonists and so far. It might not be Heat (my favorite film), but it's good.