Artworks (2003)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Jim Amatulli

Writers:

Jim Amatulli (writer)
Lee Watters (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A police chief's daughter, a sales agent for a home-security firm, meets an art gallery owner. Love and envy lead them to hatch a plot to steal overlooked but valuable paintings from her wealthy clients.

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Virginia Madsen	...	Emma Becker
Rick Rossovich	...	Bret Rogers
Eddie Mills	...	Cory Wells
Daniel von Bargen	...	Howard Deardorf
Matt Miller	...	Bill
Ted Hutton	...	Sammy
Denise Dal Vera	...	Katie Landon
Jefferson Moore	...	Tuck Landon
Nancy Karlsberger	...	Sally Woodstein
Carrie Ragsdale	...	Jill
Dale Hodges	...	Mrs. Watson
Sally Noble Hager	...	Mrs. Palarski
Talia Amatulli	...	Lizzy
Dixie Utter	...	Millie Whitehall
Jane Mowder	...	Detective Hubbard

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

93 min | USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Company:

ARTE

Good idea but gaps prevail

The flick has genuine entertainment value. At the same time, one can't take it too seriously as gaps in scenes and plot prevail. But, that's OK as this movie is generally enjoyable. I've loved Virginia Madsen for a long time and she looks her sexy best albeit with some obvious good plastic having picked up her somewhat bulging eye type. Her look now is just classy and pretty. There is no one sexier around. Madsen knows what she has and uses it perfectly in Artworks. I didn't find Rick Rossovich to be a good match with Virginia. Somehow he just doesn't do it like say Don Johnson did in another film done with Viginia Madsen. Net net however, the idea is very good and that's what works so well along of course with Madsen's acting and seething hot style. She has a knockout perfect figure, and has never looked better. She now fits into this movie like a glove. Artworks is simply one of those movies, despite it's many gaps, that just entertains, is not too long or too short and then leaves a lot of good ideas for the viewer's imagination. A nice idea but to be taken with a serious grain of pepper. Look out for this movie on cable or rent it. You'll enjoy for the duration of the picture and then most likely will forget it, save Virginia Madsen, of course.

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