Three Way (2004)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Scott Ziehl

Writers (WGA):

Gil Brewer (novel)
Russell P. Marleau (screenplay)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A sexy noir-thriller based on Gil Brewer's 1963 pulp novel Wild to Possess.

Plot Keywords:

Blackmail | Pulp | Kidnapping | Hiding In Closet | Hand Job

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	Lewis 'Lew' Brookbank
Joy Bryant	...	Rita Caswell
Ali Larter	...	Isobel Delano
Desmond Harrington	...	Ralph Hagen
Dwight Yoakam	...	Herbert Claremont / Clarkson
Gina Gershon	...	Florence DeCroix Hagen
Roxana Zal	...	Janice Brookbank
Dan Martin	...	Patrolman
Christian Mills	...	Bruce Hildred
Jason Sutliff	...	Cop
Al Israel	...	Cashier
Marc Allen Lewis	...	Vanderwall

Also Known As:

3-Way (USA) (DVD box title)
Three Way (Australia) (DVD box title)
Three Way Split (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some strong sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #40476) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hyperion Pictures

Soundtrack:

Sailor

No way

"3-Way" is not as good as the cover makes it look. The director's "hip" visual style is only obtrusive. For example, in the beginning we can't be sure if the action is taking place in a motel room or on a boat! But even when the pieces start falling together, the story only gets stupider. The dialogue is often idiotic and the plot is contrived ("I was in the right place at the right time") and convoluted; for a "plan" movie to work, you have to believe that the plan has at least some chance to succeed - the plan in this film seems doomed from the beginning. Dominic Purcell is a charisma-free lead, all the girls are pretty (especially Joy Bryant), but the best acting job by far is done by a really creepy Dwight Yoakam. (**)