Finding one's own personality in the rain at the roach motel...

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2003)

James Mangold is an interesting director to watch if he has the right material to work with. This film, as written by Michael Cooney, who is really the less talented of the Kaufman brothers, as we saw in Adaptation, is not for the faint hearted.
There are enough gory details to keep the viewer at the end of his seat wondering what new whacky twist will happen next. To say that it is confusing to the average person, is to put it mildly. Perhaps, as some writers to this forum have expressed, it might be better on a second, or maybe a third viewing since most clues fly over our heads not knowing what to make of the many "personalities" a person can have and be at the same place, at the same time. Watch out for the Ides of May!
Any film with Ray Liotta and John Cusack will be worth the price of admission. They always deliver. Both are in top form here, even though they might even share the same personality.
The rest of the cast was good too. It was a surprise to see Rebeca De Mornay in the very brief role of the egotistical actress who doesn't get a chance to star in her next film....The only thing missing was the limited presence of Taylor Pruitt Vince, who has appeared in other Mangold directed films and has nothing to in this one.