Synopsis
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp
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Cast
- Angelina JolieJulia Russell / Bonnie Castle
- Antonio BanderasLuis Antonio Vargas
- Thomas JaneWalter Downs / Billy / Mephisto
- Gregory ItzinColonel Worth
- Jack ThompsonAlan Jordan
- Allison MackieAugusta Jordan
- Joan PringleSara
- Cordelia RichardsEmily Russel
- James HavenFaust
- Lisa OwenMargareta
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is not intended to be subtle. It is sweaty, candle-lit melodrama, joyously trashy, and its photography wallows in sumptuous decadence. - 70
Chicago Reader
Retained my interest and sympathy -- at least until the nonsensical ending, - 63
Chicago Tribune
Jolie and Banderas are two hot actors, in many senses of the word, and their scenes together have a lewd excitement. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Ridiculous, yes, but in an eminently watchable way. Most of the plot twists work surprisingly well, and the frequently naked leads work up some genuine chemistry. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It's not nearly as mediocre a two hours as the trailers would have you think. - 50
Boston Globe
Despite the heavy-handedness, isn't awful enough to be a hilarious howler. But neither is it good enough to become the tropical noir it could have been. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Aspires to blasphemy but achieves only banality. - 30
L.A. Weekly
The director belabors every moment, forgetting that pulp tales need to be told quickly, lest the viewer have time to second-guess.
