Tempo (2003)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Eric Styles

Writers:

L.M. Kit Carson (writer)
Jeremy Lipp (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 2003 (Canada)

Genre:

Romance | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Every Game Has Rules.

Plot:

Jenny, a young American woman, moves to Paris and gets involved with Jack, who is seemingly the man of her dreams. However, he has a lot to hide and Jenny quickly gets entangled his dangerous lifestyle.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Melanie Griffith	...	Sarah James
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Jenny Travile
Hugh Dancy	...	Jack Ganzer
Malcolm McDowell	...	Walter Shrenger
Art Malik	...	George Maldonado
David La Haye	...	Bayliss
Delphine Rich	...	Lisette Arcan
Catherine Buquen	...	Kumiko Shrenger
Rita Davies	...	Juliana
Michel Albertini	...	Gerard, Sarah's Ex-Husband
André Oumansky	...	Philippe Arcan
Virgile Bramly	...	Paul
Joseph Beddelem	...	Bodyguard
Marie-Josée Espinosa	...	Agnés, Gerard's New Wife
Christian Kmiotek	...	Detective

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

Argentina:85 min | USA:83 min

Country:

Canada | France | Luxembourg | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg

Company:

Chesler/Perlmutter Productions

Horrible Waste Of Money And Talent

I used to love Melanie Griffith. She was so sexy and lovable in "Fear City", "Body Double", and "Something Wild", yes even in the rotten "Cherry 2000" I still loved her. In Tempo I lost my love, to the knife! Tempo shows the waste of money that is plastic surgery all over Melanie's face. A horrible waste of money and the ruin of a beautiful talent. Disgusting!

So is this movie. All that eurotrash money can buy is a deeply flawed script with mediocre performances by many involved. Rachel Lee Cook is as good as she could be given the circumstance of her character. She plays an American student on sabbatical in Paris who, although she does not speak French, is hired by and then immediately given the keys and codes to a jewelry store to satisfy the plot! When the store is robbed the Parisian police open fire on the thieves during a car chase inside the city. Besides the fact that they have not established the car contains thieves or criminals I doubt any modern Western police force would use guns in the situation exposed. The rest on the script is filled with many other unbelievable occurrences, all while expecting the viewer to take it seriously! Looks big budget but never opened theatrically in the US. The DVD release was announced for Summer 2003 but has now been delayed indefinitely, lucky for you! I wonder if Ms. Griffith's surgeons are bidding to keep it off the market? It certainly does not show their work in the best light.

As an alternative I would suggest a fun and light film that knows what it is- all fun! "The Guru" is now on DVD in case you missed it in the theaters!