An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.
The women (played by Tilda Swinton and Amy Madigan) are so intriguing and complex that they almost overcome the trappings of a non-linear narrative that's borderline academic.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
27 Jun 2006
fresh:
The result is short on plot but long on observational detail and psychological resonance.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
fresh:
Even if it works better as a provocative psychological treatise than as art, it does come alive and does provide major roles for Tilda Swinton and Amy Madigan.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
rotten:
Often too pretentious to be profound.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Taken as a whole, this is not a product of the cookie cutter and should be of interest to the adventurous filmgoer.