Rotten
The film as a whole feels sort of retro as a tawdry cautionary tale.
Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com
Overview
Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction — a new demon threatening to destroy his life, family, and career.
Director and cast
- Mora Stephens Director
- Patrick Wilson as Sam Ellis
- Lena Headey as Jeannie Ellis
- Richard Dreyfuss as George Hiller
- Ray Winstone as Coaker
- John Cho as EJ
- Dianna Agron as Dalia
- Elena Satine as Ellie Green
- Alexandra Breckenridge as Christy
- Christopher McDonald as Peter Kirkland
- Penelope Mitchell as Laci
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Lurid and cheesy and sometimes unintentionally funny.
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Another cautionary yarn about a political hopeful whose adulterous behavior catches up with him, Mora Stephens' "Zipper" hits a snag from the get-go.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
What "Zipper" lacks in depth it makes up in interesting, morally shaded supporting characters.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
Mr. Wilson, as dexterous with righteous bravado as with calibrated self-disgust, ably captures Sam's growing enslavement to his impulses.
Andy Webster, New York Times
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