I by no means noticed this movie after I was a child (apart from the pool scene, after all) and it popped up accessible for streaming the different day so I watched it. What the hell is this movie? Nobody actually appears to know what sort of movie it is alleged to be. Is it a straight erotic thriller? Is it a ship up of erotic thrillers a la Scream? Is it a satirical social commentary? Is it a screwball heist/con movie? Who is aware of! Certainly not the director, forged, or composer.
We begin with Denise Richards’ character appearing like she’s going to seduce her trainer Matt Dillon by having a automotive wash battle along with her good friend whereas carrying a white t-shirt and shorts. Moments later, Denise emerges from the home with ripped clothes, raveled hair, and a very upset expression, with the clear implication that her trainer simply raped her. The music that accompanies this disturbing scene can greatest be described as “cartoon character sneaking around.” It is considerably tempered by the incontrovertible fact that should you noticed the trailer, you already know that she wasn’t raped and there is not any stress in any respect in the first half-hour of the movie.
A couple of scenes later, Denise has a scene along with her mother. The relationship between Denise and her mother is portrayed as “vapid, shallow mother snarks with estranged, cynical daughter” after which, with out warning, activates a dime into “loving mother-daughter struggling through an emotional period after a divorce.” It is at this level that Denise tearfully reveals to her mom that her trainer raped her. The music that accompanies this distrubing scene can greatest be described as “cartoon character sneaking around” with a sprint of “I just found a relevant clue in an escape room video game.”
Denise, her mother, and her dad (Robert Wagner!) go to see Detective Kevin Bacon and Detective Skeptical Partner. The movie Denise’s report after which watch it again (once more with a full mismatch of music), Kevin thinks it is believable, Sketpical says it is bullshit. Then, classmate from the flawed aspect of the tracks Neve Campbell additionally accuses Matt of rape. It’s vital to notice that each character is portrayed as the most ham-fisted stereotype attainable at any given second. While Denise Richards is a snobby, rich heiress who lives in a French chateau inexplicably positioned in Miami, Neve is a pill-head outcast whose dad and mom earn money by wrasslin’ gators. Neve accuses Matt and we go to trial.
It’s as this level that Bill Murray seems. I almost fell out of my chair when he confirmed up. For all I’ve gathered about this movie over the years from individuals speaking about it, completely NOBODY talked about that Bill Murray is in this factor! And whereas the movie suffers from a severe inconsistency in tone, Bill Murray is aware of precisely what function he is enjoying in each scene, which is Peter Venkman, lawyer at legislation. He sleazes his means by means of the trial and will get Neve to admit on the stand and he or she and Denise made up the accusations due to causes. Matt is exonerated and he and Bill drive off collectively singing “Louie, Louie” as an alternative of “Wild Thing” as a result of the goddamn music supervisor is drunk at the wheel.
Matt wins a defamation settlement paid out from Denise’s belief fund which she wasn’t going to get till her mother died, whereupon Denise, Neve, and Matt meet up for a threesome as a result of it was all a huge rip-off. If you’ve got watched the trailer, you may skip so far. The trio rapidly activate one another when Kevin suspects their plan and, after the well-known pool scene (which appears actually tame watching it as an grownup, particularly in comparison with the threesome scene earlier), Matt murders Neve off-screen and Denise helps him get rid of her physique. Then Kevin has a run in with Denise at her home and murders her off-screen. None of those scenes have any suspense since the movie shot its wad so early and all these murders taking place off-screen, that that may’t be the solely twist.
Matt escapes down south to Non-Specified Caribbean Island and comes again to his lodge and TWIST Kevin Bacon seems, hanging dong in his bathe, as a result of TWIST they have been in cahoots. I truthfully puzzled if it was going to be revealed that they have been secretly lovers, however no such luck. Matt promptly tries to kill Kevin however when he fails, Neve seems out of nowhere and kills him with a speargun. Matt says Kevin was solely supposed to border Denise for Neve’s homicide, not kill her, which is senseless since Denise would have simply revealed the plan. It additionally is senseless to contain Kevin in any respect since Matt/Neve would nonetheless have to separate the cash 3 ways. If he solely wished to separate it two methods, why did not he simply truly kill Neve stick with Denise? Also was Neve simply hiding in a sailboat the complete time? Kevin by no means went beneath deck to get beers or something? Whatever, we’re to date off the rails at this level. Predictably, TWIST, Neve turns round and kills Matt. I legitimately puzzled if Bill Murray was going to reappear subsequent as Neve’s secret lover.
TWIST Bill Murray reappears subsequent, although not as Neve’s secret lover (cowards). He delivers the money to Neve as a result of he was additionally in on it the complete time. Neve sails off into the sundown and the credit scenes reveal that she masterminded the complete plot. This whole movie looks like they began with the two half-naked youngsters making out in a pool after which had two separate individuals write the movie backwards and forwards from that time. What a goofy ass movie.
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