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 enlarge | Director: Jim Mcbride
Actors: Kate Beckinsale, John Wood, Sinead Cusack, Paudge Behan, Peter Wingfield
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (38 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2633
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Live, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 112 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: IVED15107D
UPC: 012236151074
EAN: 0012236151074
ASIN: B0001932ZU
Release Date: March 16, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
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 Decent movie April 4, 2004
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Just watched this movie on DVD. The main attraction of this movie is obviously the beautiful Kate Beckinsale. If you don't like Kate Beckinsale (hard to imagine) then this movie will be a drag. Otherwise, this movie is a decent enough movie with a plot and cast that will keep you interested. I am giving it three stars since I like both Kate Beckinsale and Art Malik.
 Not at all good March 20, 2004
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
The motivations of the characters were all over the place. Perhaps it's a "Spanish thing", but the male characters in particular are boorish and whiney in an instant - it's all...."I'll get you, you b***ch" one minute and then all lovey dovey with the same female character in the next scene - as if nothing dramatic had happened - you know, like attempted rape for instance.
It's a sad day to see a great actress like Sinead Cussack having to utter the, "You need to get laid" line and use the f-word a lot. Very sad indeed.
Also, the "plot"? Oh dear. Obvious is too obvious a word to use.
And as for the "selling point" of the DVD, the lovely Ms Beckinsale is a way more attractive and interesting in the recently released "Underworld" - here she just looks too young for the part. I'm reminded of the song "Jailbait" by Motorhead.
All in all, I'd say.....avoid this one.
A decent mystery and a star "uncovered" February 23, 2004
43 out of 44 found this review helpful
So far as I can tell, this little-known British/Spanish production had never been shown or otherwise made available in the United States prior to the release of this DVD. I first saw it on an imported videotape with Portugese subtitles. More than likely, it is being released in the U.S. now to capitalize on Kate Beckinsale's increasingly high profile. Its most noteworthy feature is the appearance of its comely star nude in no less than three scenes, her only such exposure to date. Viewers whose main interest is seeing Ms. Beckinsale "uncovered" will not be disappointed. However, the movie itself is not so bad either. Although a little rough by Hollywood standards, it offers a decent murder mystery with an interesting twist. Beckinsale plays Julia, a rising star in the world of art restoration. An aristocratic family commissions her to work on a Renaissance painting that has been in their possession for over 500 years. It depicts two men playing chess while a woman watches in the background. Julia quickly discovers that the painting has been altered and contains clues to the murder of one of the chess players. As soon as Julia grows curious about this 500 year-old crime, someone begins killing people close to her. She can only conclude that solving the ancient mystery will provide the key to her present-day horrors. While Julia continues to coax hidden details from the painting, she enlists the aid of a truly unique character. She hires Domenec (Paudge Behan), a sort of "chess bum," to work out the details of the game in the painting -- the moves that brought the pieces to where they are and the likely outcome of the game. The bohemian Domenick makes his living hustling high-stakes chess games (huh?). His surfer-with-a-brain appearance and lifestyle provide both a foil and an eventual romantic allure for the uptight Julia. From there, it becomes a race between this unlikely duo and the killer. They must solve the mystery before more people, including Julia herself, are murdered.
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