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Review

An uneven noirish romantic comedy, Miranda finds dorky Simm falling for comely Ricci, whom he discovers is under the thumb of not-so-nice-guy Hurt. Semi-witty, borderline interesting developments follow. Simm (who was quite appealing in Human Traffic and Wonderland) is well-cast, and Ricci (who seems a bit distracted and under duress here) is cute as always, but poor MacLachlan continues to be (mis)cast in smallish, weak roles. Ricci-philes will certainly enjoy her sexy wardrobe and sassy demeanor, and fans of noir will most likely be mildly amused, but the film never lives up to the promise of its fun, retro opening titles.

 -- Dean C. Galanis