Re-make of a film made in Holland by Theo van Gogh before his murder. Apparently he wanted three of his films to be done in America...thus this one.
Pretty intriguing script...cynical, jaded reporter who has lost the confidence of his editors is assigned to do fluff pieces...including this interview with a pretty, vacuous TV actress. They ended up spending quite an evening together with reveals coming on the beats.
Two major problems here: Buscemi the director should have cast someone else for the lead. His odd, vaguely degenerate screen persona didn't fit this character and/or situation. I kept yearning for a different male lead. And frankly the script wasn't good enough. Too artificial and I never believed the connection between these two lost souls.
I kept remembering back to Tom Noonan's What Happened Was... this one didn't measure up.
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