A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.
Direction
Soderbergh's most Malick-adjacent: voiceover, fragmented time, Texas heat.
Cinematography
Elliot Davis makes every frame feel humid with bad decisions.
Acting
William Fichtner's Tommy Dundee: terrifying because he's pathetic.
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is Soderbergh's remake of his own 1989 debut 'sex, lies, and videotape'—no wait, actually it's a remake of the 1949 noir 'Criss Cross.' He was so unhappy with the final cut that he temporarily quit directing.
The film's commercial failure directly led Soderbergh to 'Schizopolis'—his experimental 'screw you' to Hollywood that accidentally restarted his career.
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