This British-made film is one of several that Christina Ricci has made in the last few years which have barely seen the light of day (where are "Prozac Nation" and "Pumpkin"?). I quite like Ms. Ricci but she does seem to commit to some dubious prospects and while she does well enough in this movie as attractive bait for John Hurt's property scams, that part of the film is the least interesting. Rather more to the point is the love she inspires in her co-star John Simm, a young man I've not noticed before (primarily a TV actor) who made a reasonable fist of the role.
On the downside, John Hurt who is normally a superb actor brought very little to his part and Kyle McLachlan as a businessman leching for Ms Ricci was just uninteresting (except in extreme close-up, I swear that man has a Dorian Gray-like portrait in his attic).
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