Bound by Lies (2005) (V)

Director:

Valerie Landsburg

Writers:

D. Alvelo (writer)
Leland Zaitz (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

When Detecive Max Garrett is assigned to protect the sultry photographer Laura Cross from a ruthless killer...

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Detective | Protection | Bodyguard | Beautiful Woman

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 26

3:35 AM

TMC

Cast

Stephen Baldwin	...	Max Garrett
Kristy Swanson	...	Laura Cross
Tracy Howe	...	Internal Affairs Officer
Charles Malik Whitfield	...	Lieutenant Eddie Fulton
Natassia Malthe	...	Randi Fuller
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Gus Boyle
Joel Brooks	...	Raymond Karp
Julian Acosta	...	Emanuel Juarez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Hennings	...	Lieutenant Bill Holleran
Gladys Jimenez	...	Diana Garrett
Matthew Jones	...	Cop
Dennis Lafollette	...	Homeless Person
Jayden Lund	...	Coroner
Rick Ravanello	...	Uniformed Cop
Michael Russeck	...	Art critic
Chester E. Tripp III	...	Officer McManus

Also Known As:

Betrayed (UK) (DVD title) (USA) (working title)
The Long Dark Kiss (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity and some violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lightning Entertainment

Trivia:

Some scenes of the explosion and the car chase at the beginning of the film were taken from the film "The Corruptor" with Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg.

Soundtrack:

Never Gonna Find Us

Rip-off of "Someone to Watch Over Me"

After a suspension of six months for disrespect to the chain of command in the police force, detective Max Garrett (Stephen Baldwin) is assigned to work with Lieutenant Eddie Fulton (Charles Malik Whitfield) in a murder case in another precinct. Both have the mission of protecting the photographer Laura Cross (Kristy Swanson) from the prime suspect of the crime, the super Gus Boyle (Kevin Chamberlin). Max is having troubles in his marriage with his wife Diana (Gladys Jimenez), who misses him, and the proximity with the gorgeous and seductive Laura is deeply affecting him.

"Betrayed" is a clear rip-off of Ridley Scott's underrated masterpiece "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1987). In both movies, there is a married detective assigned to protect a beautiful woman and falling for her. Even the situation where the wife is kidnapped by the criminal is identical. The character Max Garret is awfully developed by the weak Stephen Baldwin, and in the end worth to watch this movie only because of the beauty of thirty-nine years old Kristy Swanson, the original Buffy and the teenager Samantha of the unforgettable "Deadly Friend" and still extremely beautiful. It also calls the attention the number of different worldwide titles this forgettable movie has ("Betrayed", "Bound by Lies", "The Long Dark Kiss", "Os Mistérios de Laura Cross" ). My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Os Mistérios de Laura Cross" ("The Mysteries of Laura Cross")