XX/XY (2002)

Director:

Austin Chick

Writer:

Austin Chick (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

There's no room for honesty in a healthy relationship...

Plot:

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.

Plot Keywords:

Animator | Break Up | Producer | Threesome | Gay Interest

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mark Ruffalo	...	Coles
Maya Stange	...	Sam
Kathleen Robertson	...	Thea
Kel O'Neill	...	Sid
Ben Tolpin	...	Guy at College Party
William Keeler	...	Boss
Paula Roth	...	Mom
Lee Cobb	...	Stepfather
Zach Shaffer	...	Nick
John A. MacKay	...	Mitchell
Tommy Nohilly	...	Undercover Cop
Jeff Ward	...	Stunt Cop #1
Keith Siglinger	...	Stunt Cop #2
Evan Neumann	...	Guy Who Asks for His $ Back (as Evan Neuman)
Petra Wright	...	Claire

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language, and brief drug use.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Robbins Entertainment

Trivia:

A married couple that director Austin Chick knew were so affected by the emotional repercussions of their friend's film that they started divorce proceedings shortly after seeing it.

Quotes:

Coles: So, we're all sorry but we all had fun."

Movie Connections:

References Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Soundtrack:

The Staunton Lick

Closer with less glamor and more grit

From many comments about this film and the similar Closer, one would think all the characters were reckless libertine hedonists. They're not, they're unsuccessful serial monogamists like most of us in the modern western world. This one doesn't have the Oscar Wilde/Noel Coward wit or shocking vulgarity of Closer, but it does have amazing true-to-life performances, especially from Petra Wright (who has an aristocratic beauty similar to Mimi Rogers in Someone to Watch Over Me), Kathleen Robertson, who previously had a field day as an innocent bigamist in Gregg Araki's Splendor, Maya Strange (not Strange), who displays a vulnerability much like Natasha Gregson Wagner in some other independent films (what happened to her?). And of course Mark Ruffalo, an undecided everyman for our times, like the dog in Aesop who loses his bone because he thinks he sees a better one. And as someone remarked, this is definitely Eric Rohmer territory. Excellent writing, cinematography, and use of music, and not one redundant line or wasted shot.