The Pleasure Drivers (2005)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Andrzej Sekula

Writer:

Adam Haynes (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What drives you?

Plot:

"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate interconnected stories involving an adulterous therapist...

Cast

Lauren Holly	...	Daphne
Angus Macfadyen	...	Bill
Lacey Chabert	...	Faruza
Meat Loaf	...	Dale
Angelo Spizzirri	...	Tom
Billy Zane	...	Marvin
Steffany Huckaby	...	Casey
Jill Bennett	...	Marcy
Jason Mewes	...	Counter Monkey
Deena Dill	...	Alexis
Rachel Dratch	...	Counter Monkey
Harrison Young	...	John
Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh	...	Dick
Sascha Knopf	...	Amity
Eddie Driscoll	...	Delivery Guy

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Leonidas Films

Trivia:

Ving Rhames was originally going to play Marvin, Billy Zane's character.

Some Excellent Build-Up, But A Hollow Candy Center

A nurse and her patient, a professor and his nymphomaniac student, Meat Loaf, Billy Zane and a showdown at the Big Cock Inn. Just another day in the lives of our hapless heroes.

I like films and stories that have multiple story lines that converge into one connected plot. Tarantino does this well. I myself wrote a novel with four interwoven plots. "Anna Karenina" did this very well. This film did not pull off the magic as well as we could have hoped.

A professor leaves home when he finds his wife has a lesbian lover and along the way picks up a sexy escort (played by the ravishing Lacey Chabert). But this plot is full of such annoyances -- every time something cool is about to happen, it is stopped.

A nurse takes her patient away and kidnaps a girl to raise money. She even involves Meat Loaf (who, like his character in "Pelts", likes to kill raccoons). This has some potential, but is plagued by the fact it just doesn't make much sense. A nurse kidnapping someone? I guess, but it seems extreme.

The worst part is that the best character is the priest played by Billy Zane and Zane only shows up for a brief time (delivering some great lines). Had he appeared more often, the film would have been significantly improved. But we are left wanting.

And that's what it really came down to: a teaser with no satisfaction. Not enough Zane, not enough sex (especially with as much as they hint at) and a plot that ultimately seems more forced than fluid. I enjoyed the movie, but it was nothing special and certainly doesn't warrant a second viewing on my part. Maybe I missed something deeper, but I really doubt it.