The Shape of Things (2003)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Neil LaBute

Writers (WGA):

Neil LaBute (play)
Neil LaBute (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (Greece)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Seduction Is An Art

Plot:

Quiet, unassuming Adam is changing in a major way, thanks to his new girlfriend, art student Evelyn. Adam's friends are a little freaked by the transformation.

Plot Keywords:

Art | Museum | Art Student | College | Transformation

Cast

Gretchen Mol	...	Jenny
Paul Rudd	...	Adam Sorenson
Rachel Weisz	...	Evelyn Ann Thompson
Fred Weller	...	Phillip (as Frederick Weller)

Also Known As:

Fausses apparences (France) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Canada:14A | Norway:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

California State University Channel Islands - One University Drive, Camarillo, California, USA

Company:

Mepris Films

Trivia:

Was originally a play starring Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz, which played in London in the summer of 2001.

Quotes:

Evelyn: I think everyone should see themselves doing it and their friends should see it too.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Lover's Walk

Manipulation at its finest!

All I can say about this movie that it's all about art, right? Maybe, it's all that anyone can say in their own point of view. Here you got an art student(Rachel Weisz) who meets a meek man name Adam(Paul Rudd). These two hook up, they talk about art, meets his two friends, then the fun really begins. When the meek Adam hangs with Evelyn, the disaster is ready in the making. After a full transformation, Adam is the talk of the town, in all ways. Mostly, Evelyn gets her way in which everyone in town gets the word. So in my word, what's next? This movie has a great cast, a superb plot and a terrific outcome that you wouldn't find in any other movie I've seen. Sometimes you gotta beware who your friends are, some will be helpful, some will be self centered, and there are those who will say anything who would help themselves. Evelyn was as cold as the catch of the day and anyone would paint a picture perfect detail of everything she did. This movie deserve an A!