Lew is a small time loser with a troubled past and a very big secret. Overhearing a couple plan a kidnapping, Lew is tempted to come up with a scheme of his own. He decides to get to the victim first and then blackmail the real criminals. His plan soon spins out of control.
Acting
Dwight Yoakam's unhinged Herbert/Clarkson dual performance steals every scene.
Costume
Ali Larter's aggressively 2004 wardrobe choices are unintentionally iconic.
Director
Scott Ziehl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Gil Brewer's 1962 pulp novel Wild to Possess, a forgotten noir gem that this adaptation mostly ignores.
This was part of a brief 2004 wave of neo-noir revivals alongside Cellular and The Forgotten, all chasing that Memento heat with vastly different results.
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