On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Acting
Liv Tyler weaponizes eye contact like nuclear fuel.
Direction
Rashomon for idiots — three perspectives, all wrong.
Writing
Douglas as hitman therapist is unhinged genius.
Director
Harald Zwart
Matt Dillon
Randy
Liv Tyler
Jewel Valentino
Michael Douglas
Mr. Burmeister
Paul Reiser
Carl Harding
Reba McEntire
Dr. Green
John Goodman
Detective Dehling
Richard Jenkins
Father Jimmy
Andrew Dice Clay
Utah / Elmo
Mary Jo Smith
Bingo Caller
Sandy Martin
Bingo Vendor Woman
Ric Sarabia
Uniformed Cop at Bar
Andrea Bendewald
Karen
Leo Rossi
Joey Dinardo
Tim DeZarn
Detective Ertagian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film bombed spectacularly, making back barely half its $18 million budget — audiences in 2001 weren't ready for femme fatale comedy.
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Simoly the most underrated comedy of the last 25 years. The critics where wrong very wrong.
@matthewburrows4359 6
Every young boy should see this movie.
@jonathancastro3106 1
It’s been years since I watched this. Was underrated. Liv Tyler I thought was very seductive and pretty
@dantheman92317 18
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