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Good performances, flawed script more (14 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Noah Emmerich | ... | Rick Johnson | |
| Bill Golodner | ... | Harry | |
| Patrick Fitzgerald | ... | Mike | |
| Courtney Love | ... | Claire | |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Julie Johnson | |
| Gideon Jacobs | ... | Franky Johnson | |
| Mischa Barton | ... | Lisa Johnson | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | Mr. Miranda | |
| Kelly Hill | ... | Ms. Hensen (as Kelley Hill) | |
| Dana Chaifetz | ... | Susan (as Dannah Chaifetz) | |
| Gina Merchan | ... | Girl 1 in Park | |
| Samara Harris Anderson | ... | Girl 2 in Park (as Samara Harris) | |
| Welker White | ... | Sally | |
| Donna Hanover | ... | Catherine Miranda | |
| Chuck Montgomery | ... | Bob |
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Let's get the important stuff out of the way first: there are no scenes of Courtney and Lili gobbling each other up. Yeah, that's a disappointment, but so it goes.
The performances were excellent, and somewhat believable, except for the sudden emergence of an older, uneducated suburban housewife as a scientific prodigy. Yeah, that happens all the time. That was the only plot device that didn't fly, but it really ruins the rest of the movie. You just can't see this woman suddenly discovering she is a genius, a lesbian, and her independence all at the same time.
She suddenly discovers she's a lesbian? Sure, why not. That one works. But why does it have to involve her tossing her husband out on the street? How is it his fault? Lesbians don't have any feelings for people who have supported and loved them? She suddenly discovers she's in love with her best friend. Yeah, that one works, too. It throws an interesting twist into the film and Courtney Love delivers one of her better performances here.
She suddenly discovers she's a genius? This is where it breaks down. She never showed the slightest sign of intelligence before, but now she's a prodigy. Unfortunately for her husband, she's not smart enough to treat him with any dignity or respect, but she's smart enough to write cryptographic algorithms even though she never graduated high school. If it wasn't for this lame, unnecessary and ignorant part of the movie, I'd say it was a great independent and lesbian film.
Julie Johnson could have been the average housewife who discovers she's a lesbian and is in love with her best friend. That would have made a good film. But she's suddenly a spiteful genius, and that doesn't make a good film. Too bad.