Synopsis
Grocery store clerk Simon occasionally sells drugs from his cash register at work, so when soap opera actors Adam and Zack come looking for Ecstasy on a quiet Christmas Eve, they are surprised to find Ronna covering his shift. Desperate for money, Ronna decides to become an impromptu drug dealer, unaware that Adam and Zack are secretly working for obsessed narcotics officer Burke.
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Cast
- Sarah PolleyRonna Martin
- Timothy OlyphantTodd Gaines
- Katie HolmesClaire Montgomery
- Desmond AskewSimon Baines
- Jay MohrZack
- Scott WolfAdam
- Taye DiggsMarcus
- William FichtnerBurke
- Nathan BextonMannie
- Breckin MeyerTiny
Recommendations
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TNT RoughCut
Manages to present rave youth's on-the-go attitude as well as "Swingers" exposed its hipster culture. - 88
San Francisco Examiner
A triptych whirling on a Lazy Susan of revolving character perspectives. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
A dark and edgy teen comedy that's also one of the most excitingly unpredictable American comedies since "Pulp Fiction." - 75
USA Today
This dark comedy comes off more giddy than gritty. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A nasty little picture with a lot of wit and impudence. - 70
Salon
Liman's buoyant direction is almost enough to make one forgive the film its heavily appropriated plot (including its groaner of a punchline). - 70
Variety
An overly calculated concoction that nonetheless delivers a pretty good rush. - 67
Portland Oregonian
Bounces along magnetically even when the storytelling goes a bit flat.
