Synopsis
A talented Las Vegas chef falls in love with an aspiring fashion designer but turns violently jealous when he realizes that she's hiding dark secrets.
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Cast
- Michael ShannonFrank Reilly
- Imogen PootsLola
- Rosanna ArquettePatricia
- Michael NyqvistAlan
- Justin LongKeith
- Emmanuelle DevosClaire
- Alex LombardCarol
- Amy ArgyleRachel
- Joel VirgelHercule
- Laine RettmerFrançoise
Recommendations
- 83
The Film Stage
Carried by two accomplished performance, and despite a tight 87-minute running time, this is a rich saga, bathed in atmosphere that disturbs as much as it engrosses. - 80
The Guardian
For a directorial debut, Ross’s film is admirably odd and hard to pin down. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Shannon’s performance is the main attraction of this dark character drama, but it also boasts a seductive atmosphere and some penetrating insights into the male psyche. - 75
Consequence
Frank and Lola is an electric modern noir that thrives from indelible characters and a palatable style. - 75
The Playlist
As uneven as the psychodrama can be at times, one thing is clear, Ross is a major talent worth watching. He’s got an eye, a strong p.o.v., and the movie has many perceptive observations about the self-destructive perils of possessiveness, ownership, and holding on too tight. - 60
Screen Daily
Ross and his two leads set the stage for a provocatively unsteady romance that’s initially entrancing, honouring all the uncertainty inherent in new love. But eventually, Frank & Lola succumbs to a series of progressively more implausible twists that run counter to the carefully constructed everyman that Shannon has essayed. - 50
Movie Nation
The movie unravels as its surprises become melodramatic flourishes, undercutting its tension with coincidences, lapses in motivation and head-scratching responses to situations that are pretty conventional — cut and dried — despite the lurid, Vegas/Ellis undertones. - 50
The A.V. Club
In a trim 88 minutes, it manages to make Poots and Shannon an intriguing duo, then lets them revert to odd mismatch. It may be worth watching, though, for anyone who’s ever wanted to see Shannon attempt to burn holes in Justin Long with his eyes.
