Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sandra Oh | ... | Veronica | |
Anne Heche | ... | Ashley | |
Alicia Silverstone | ... | Lisa | |
Amy Hill | ... | Aunt Charlie | |
Myra Lucretia Taylor | ... | Donna | |
Ariel Kavoussi | ... | Sally | |
Damian Young | ... | Stanley | |
Stephen Gevedon | ... | Tom Ferguson The Art Collector | |
Giullian Yao Gioiello | ... | Kip | |
Tituss Burgess | ... | John The Physical Therapist | |
Jay O. Sanders | ... | Angry Guy | |
Peter Jacobson | ... | Carl | |
Catherine Curtin | ... | Carl's Wife | |
Ronald Guttman | ... | The Man In The Towell | |
Eva Dorrepaal | ... | Claire The Other Art Collector |
In this dark, gritty, mean-spirited, but well-made comedy-drama, Veronica (Sandra Oh) is an superficial, entitled housewife dealing with her home life. Ashley (Anne Heche) is a self-obsessed, misanthropic, artist dealing with her career and her life partner Lisa (Alicia Silverstone) who wants to raise a baby. Veronica and Ashely's paths cross at a party hosted by Veronica's husband, which the two cynical woman's long-buried rivalry comes to the surface which leads to a brutal cat-fight where Veronica ends up in the hospital in a coma. After two years, Veronica emerges from her coma to learn that both her husband and teenage son are dead, and she is broke with no friends or family. On the other hand, Ashley has become a successful and wealthy artist now married to Lisa. Veronica blames Ashley for her downfall, and after another confrontation which leads to another savage cat-fight in a vacant lot, Ashley is the one to end up in a coma and is revived after two years to find her own ... Written by Larry B.
This certainly won't be everyone's cup of tea but I quite enjoyed the sheer nihilistic futility of it all. Catfight is certainly original and takes on a narrative that keeps you guessing right to the end. There are some great digs at the pretentiousness of modern art and some gloriously violent fight scenes. You may hate it but it's definitely worth a try if you enjoy black comedy.