rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1997
Directed by Alan Rudolph; produced by Robert Altman; written by Alan Rudolph
Starring Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Jay Underwood, Domini Blythe
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
Nick Nolte is Lucky Mann, a handyman, and his wife is Phyllis Mann, played
by Julie Christie. They have an understanding relationship where Lucky is
allowed to have sex with the women he does jobs for, as long as things
aren't serious. This arrangement has something to do with their past. One
day he has a job in the house of Marianne Byron (Lara Flynn Boyle) and her
husband Jeffrey (Johnny Lee Miller). He doesn't want to have sex with her
anymore, he treats her not good anyway, so the handyman is good for more
than just a job. Phyllis witnesses her husband together with Marianne and to
her it seems a bit too serious. I will not explain how, but she meets
Jeffrey and things get complex.
How the story develops I will not reveal. Although the story has some nice
touches and surprises the thing that makes this movie watchable is the
performances. Especially Julie Christie is intriguing. Lara Flynn Boyle is
very good as well. The ending was a little messy but it ended the way it
should, and it was pretty funny as well.