Synopsis
Passed over at work and numbed after she witnesses a colleague's murder, security guard Trixie Zurbo takes a relatively easy job at a lakefront casino, working undercover keeping an eye out for pickpockets. Trixie meets an assortment of colorful regulars: Kirk Stans, the casino's lounge act who drinks too much and is a dead-on mimic; Ruby Pearli , a glamorous, young and knowledgeable barfly; and Dex Lang, a raffish ladies' man who pays attention to Trixie in a way that's hard for her to ignore.
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Cast
- Emily WatsonTrixie Zurbo
- Dermot MulroneyDex Lang
- Nick NolteSenator Drummond Avery
- Nathan LaneKirk Stans
- Brittany MurphyRuby Pearli
- Lesley Ann WarrenDawn Sloane
- Will PattonW. 'Red' Rafferty
- Stephen LangJacob Slotnick
- Mark AchesonVince Deflore
- Vincent GaleSid Deflore
Recommendations
- 63
Boston Globe
There are so many wonderful moments in Trixie and so few films like it that you wish Rudolph had given it a few more rewrites. - 63
Chicago Tribune
A cranky failure with brilliant moments. - 60
Film.com
For me, Trixie finds its own peculiar groove, and-buoyed by a compulsively watchable actress-folds neatly into the off-center work of a distinctive American director. - 60
Los Angeles Times
So much of the film is so funny, inspired and sophisticated, the performances so richly nuanced, that many viewers, Rudolph admirers in particular, will be inclined to forgive a little self-indulgence on the part of this authentic auteur. - 50
USA Today
Eventually evolves into a murder mystery that isn't very compelling. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
In the long, hit-and-miss career of writer-director Alan Rudolph, this misbegotten comedy falls squarely into the miss bin. - 25
Entertainment Weekly
Torturously whimsical gumshoe caper. - 10
Film.com
Where's the comedy?
