A quiet, unassuming man begins to change in a major way as a result of meeting a new, art-student girlfriend, and his friends are unsettled by the transformation.
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Neil LaBute
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| Gretchen Mol | ... | Jenny | |
| Paul Rudd | ... | Adam Sorenson | |
| Rachel Weisz | ... | Evelyn Ann Thompson | |
| Frederick Weller | ... | Phillip | |
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While visiting an art museum, a nerdy college student named Adam meets an iconoclastic artist named Evelyn and is instantly smitten. As their relationship develops, she gradually encourages Adam to change in various ways that surprise his older friends, Jenny and Philip. However, as events progress, Evelyn's antics become darker and darker as her influence begins to twist Adam and his friends in hurtful ways. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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16 May 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$173,246, 11 May 2003, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Written and Performed by Elvis Costello
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The play premiered in London, England at the Almedia Theatre on 24 May 2001. See more »Goofs
In the park scene where Adam and Jenny kiss, Adam's nose looks normal, but at this point he hasn't had the surgery yet. The surgery happens in the next scene. See more »Quotes
Adam: When Picasso took a shit, he didn't call it art. He knew the difference. That's what made him Picasso.See more »
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Very impressive in the way that it leaves a lasting impression, which good films should. The details keep returning to me long after seeing it. Obviously the kind of film that deserves a second viewing. Great cast, their ages being immaterial to me. The crafting of the story and the conviction of the actors was what mattered, and what a breath of fresh air to observe such long scenes, one after the other, without any flashy, distracting camera work. Ms Weisz and Mr Labute have created a modern day Femme Fatale - how refreshing! This is the first film I've publicly applauded in a cinema since The Magdalene Sisters. Get out to the cinema and see this now before it hits video.