Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

lavatch "Rick" is an example of a decent indie film that never realized its potential.The premise of the film was great, especially the early sequence in which the greedy, callous, executive Rick O'Lette (Bill Pullman) is unbearably rude to a young woman named Michelle interviewing for a job (Sandra Oh). In the film's best scene, Michelle lays a "curse" on him, which he instantly recognizes will come to pass.Unfortunately, the rest of film was predictable and one-dimensional. Apart from Pullman, Oh, and Agnes Bruckner (who plays O'Lette's daughter), the acting wasn't very good. Also, there was overkill on the scoring that called major attention to the music, as opposed to utilizing the sound to support the dramatic moments.It was unfortunate that Sandra Oh's character Michelle was not developed throughout the movie. We needed to learn more about her background and the "curse" that was her design on the evil Rick O'Lette.For a good film dealing with the theme of corporate greed and the personal toll it can take on a family, "In Good Company" succeeds in every area where "Rick" ultimately fails.

auroradarc "Rick Olette" is Verdi's Rigoletto, and his horrible young boss is Verdi's "Duke" -- the mysterious Sparafucile is now the strange grad-school friend "Buck," and best of all, the "Monterone" character -- the person whose individual curse sets up the whole horrible future -- is Sandra Oh's innocent wage-slave, who has no idea that her curse had so much power.The "Gilda" character, Rigoletto's sheltered young daughter, is Eve in this movie, and the connection between her and the Duke -- via an internet sex site -- is a perfect parallel to the operatic situation.You should see this movie, and also rent a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto, so as to be able to compare and contrast.

BigHardcoreRed Bill Pullman stars as the title character Rick, a mean spirited businessman who does not care who he has to step on or what he has to do in order to get ahead.The movie starts when he goes overboard with an interviewee (Sandra Oh)one day and not only insults her, but costs her her current job as well. He shows little regard for her and she loses it and "curses" him. Of course, from this point forward, he seems to have bad luck, but nothing too abnormal. At least not for awhile.I did not care for this movie because it made you sit through some pretty boring drivel and it does not pay off in the end. In fact, it becomes pretty predictable. I also got a bit of an incestuous vibe from Pullman's character and that of his daughter, Eve, played by Agnes Bruckner (who is very beautiful and probably the best thing about this movie). This does not seem to have any purpose, therefore does not sit well with me, either. Also, too many coincidences to make the movie as unbelievable as it is boring. Pullman does not pull off the performance you would expect here and to be honest, I really can not recommend it. I give this movie 4 out of 10.

lahdidah I saw this movie at a screening during South By Southwest in Austin. While I couldn't put my finger on any one thing that I don't like about this movie, I just didn't leave the theater with a good feeling about this movie.**SEMI-SPOILER AHEAD**This might be because the movie offers absolutely no redemption at the end - the bad guy doesn't get it, the good guy does, etc. I also was uncomfortable with the amount of sexual tension that was created between Rick (Pullman) and his daughter (Bruckner). I understand why it was included, but think it was unnecessary.**SPOILER OVER**There were a lot of things that could have been better, and a lot of things that could have been worse. Bruckner is going to be big, I think - watch for her! Pullman doesn't quite pull off his performance, but is watchable.