Rotten
Despite a star cast (Nick Nolte, Emily Watson), Rudolph's comedy-mystery is a minor, trivial film that tries to be whimsical but lacks humor or fresh angle on the Hollywood's cherished genres of noir and screwball.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Trixie
The best private detective in the biz
2000 · 1h 56m · R
Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Alan Rudolph Director
- Emily Watson as Trixie Zurbo
- Dermot Mulroney as Dex Lang
- Nick Nolte as Senator Drummond Avery
- Nathan Lane as Kirk Stans
- Brittany Murphy as Ruby Pearli
- Lesley Ann Warren as Dawn Sloane
- Will Patton as W. 'Red' Rafferty
- Stephen Lang as Jacob Slotnick
- Mark Acheson as Vince Deflore
- Vincent Gale as Sid Deflore
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A handsome, well-designed film typical of Rudolph.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
What Trixie has to offer is not so much deconstruction as slapdash.
Richard T. Jameson, Mr. Showbiz
Rotten
Despite its occasional flashes of brilliance (every Rudolph film has them), this unsavory stew never comes to a boil.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Amiable, unsuccessful movie.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
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