Solitaire for 2 (1995)

Katie can read minds. Being desirable, the male minds she reads are all thinking of one thing. She always responds by hitting them and storming off without explanation. Daniel is an expert ... See full summary »

Director:

Gary Sinyor

Writer:

Gary Sinyor

Stars:

Mark Frankel, Amanda Pays, Roshan Seth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Frankel	...	Daniel Becker
Amanda Pays	...	Katie Burrough
Roshan Seth	...	Sandip Tamar
Jason Isaacs	...	Harry
Maryam d'Abo	...	Caroline
Helen Lederer	...	Cop
Malcolm Cooper	...	Cop
Annette Crosbie	...	Mrs. Dwyer
Neil Mullarkey	...	Parris
Liza Walker	...	Lucy
Kelly Salmon	...	Young Katie in Garden
Ricky Jones	...	Young Boy in Garden
Diana Eskell	...	Squeegee Girl
Robert Harley	...	Busy Man / Barman
Colin Wakefield	...	Businessman

Storyline

Katie can read minds. Being desirable, the male minds she reads are all thinking of one thing. She always responds by hitting them and storming off without explanation. Daniel is an expert in body language and interprets this as a sign she wants to be pursued. Since Daniel spends most of his time, when not terrorizing his students, pursuing women, Katie gets ever more exasperated that he is treating her exactly as he treats every presentable female from the motorcycle cop to the squeegee girl. She cannot read minds when her eyes are covered, or when minds are thinking in a foreign language, so she misinterprets Sandip's desire for hunger. She also holds Daniel responsible for his subconscious desire for his friend's wife (Caroline).

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Plot Keywords:

psychic | sixth sense | psychic power | supernatural | love | 

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Taglines:

What would happen if your lover could read your mind?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and a sex scene

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ikili oyun

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Solitaire Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Intelligent, sometimes funny

In England, Daniel and Lucy are living together, but one day Lucy decides (while we listen to depressing classical music) that it's time to go.

Daniel teaches professionals about body language. We first see him at work in a place called The Self Centre. And paleontologist Katie happens to be there that day, speaking to a group of scientists. Daniel is attracted to her, but Katie keeps hitting him every time he flirts with her.

The truth is that Katie wants a man, but she knows what they are all thinking. And she's tired of men who are only interested in her appearance. She wants men to like her for her intelligence.

Daniel keeps getting pulled over for speeding by the same female cop. Katie's co-worker Sandip Tamar, at what appears to be a large university, seems to appreciate her for her mind.

Will Daniel ever find a woman? Will Katie ever find a man? Will they end up with each other?

Harry is Daniel's best friend, and he is married to Caroline; they have a daughter Clare. Parris is one of Daniel's more nervous students.

I thought this was intelligently written, and Amanda Pays gave one of the better performances out of a fine cast. Katie didn't always react in the expected ways, and this was more than just a formula movie. This might not appeal to those who enjoy mindless sitcoms and popular films that the critics hate. But it might just work for those who go to independent theaters to see films no one ever heard of.

There was a lot of good classical music, though I didn't necessarily like all the music there was. Some of the music was contemporary, high-energy pop.

A couple of scenes stand out, even if they weren't laugh-out-loud funny. In one, we can hear the thoughts of all the lecherous men in one bookshop. I don't know Katie's reaction because that's one of the times the sound went out. In another, there are balloons and the band Right Said Fred. I'd rather not say what that was all about, because it could be considered a spoiler.

For me, this was a challenge to watch, because it could be boring at times, but there was enough here to make it satisfying.