A private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.
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Stephan Elliott
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ewan McGregor | ... | Eye | |
| Ashley Judd | ... | Joanna | |
| Patrick Bergin | ... | Alexander Leonard | |
| Geneviève Bujold | ... | Dr. Jeanne Brault | |
| k.d. lang | ... | Hilary | |
| Jason Priestley | ... | Gary | |
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Anne-Marie Brown | ... | Lucy Wilson |
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Kaitlin Brown | ... | Lucy Wilson |
| David Nerman | ... | Mickey Argyle | |
| Steven McCarthy | ... | Paul Hugo | |
| Vlasta Vrana | ... | Mr. Hugo Sr. | |
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Janine Theriault | ... | Nathy |
| Don Jordan | ... | Toohey | |
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Maria Revelins | ... | Ms. Keenan |
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Lisa Forget | ... | Nurse |
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British Consulate investigator Det. Stephen Wilson, a.k.a. the Eye, comes across a disturbed lady serial-killer while on an otherwise mundane assignment. Already a bit psychologically fragile from his wife's abrupt removal of herself and their daughter from his life (with the lingering memory of his daughter haunting him like a manifest ghost), his psychosis as a displaced dad dovetails with the femme fatale's psychosis as an abandoned daughter (crying "Merry Christmas, Daddy" over her expired victims). A bond forms, or, rather, an obsession, as the Eye abandons his job to secretively stalk this mysterious woman full-time as she visits many major U.S. cities under various names, leaving numerous victims. Written by statmanjeff
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femme fatale | chicago illinois | false identity | new york city | windstorm |Taglines:
Obsession is in the eye of the beholder.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some strong violence, sexuality, language and brief drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 January 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£103,455 (United Kingdom), 11 June 2000, Limited ReleaseOpening Weekend USA:
$5,959,447, 30 January 2000, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$16,459,004, 26 March 2000Company Credits
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(The End of the World)
Performed by Dr. Robert
Produced by Marius De Vries
Saxophone by Oriol Singhji
Accordion by Marius De Vries
Guitar by Dr. Robert
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In his commentary on the DVD, writer/director Stephan Elliott said that he basically wanted to do the film for the scene where Joanna and the Eye are in neighboring rooms, bathing, and they touch through the wall. See more »Goofs
The Chicago Police cars are blue and white, not red and white, as depicted in the movie. See more »Crazy Credits
At the start of the movie the following appears on screen: "Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him." - Henry Miller "The Wisdom of the Heart" See more »Alternate Versions
The UK DVD has a longer ending:- Before the motorcycle and the car collide, they ride side by side in slow motion. McGregor holds out his hand to Judd as if he's her guardian angel. Just as they touch fingers the car lurches off into the snowbank. (US versions just have the vehicles colliding).
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Busker's Song(The End of the World)
Performed by Dr. Robert
Produced by Marius De Vries
Saxophone by Oriol Singhji
Accordion by Marius De Vries
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Here's an extremely stylish, different film panned by almost all the professional critics which means here's another example of why they should be ignored. You are better off reading the reviews of people here,
Being one who appreciates stylish film-making, I thoroughly enjoyed the images and the sound on this movie. I found it absolutely fascinating. Being a male, it doesn't hurt that Ashley Judd stars in it, either.
To be fair, I can see where the story would turn off a number of people.The co- lead, Ewan McGregory's character, is odd and not very credible. k.d. lang's character is unlikable, there is some stupid numerology as part of the story and the ending is unsatisfying .
Yet, despite the above, the story is very involving and the visuals and sound (5.1 surround) are just so good that they outweigh the negatives. The movie flat-out entertains, which is the name of the game.