In a surreal motel in Los Angeles, the life of several sordid characters intertwine.
Acting
Ricci's deadpan weirdness elevates every scene she's in.
Production
Gross-beautiful motel aesthetic that reeks of authenticity.
Writing
Dialogue that thinks it's smarter than it is—but almost pulls it off.
Director
Marius Weisberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Maryus Vaysberg's few English-language features; he later became a prolific Russian TV director.
Part of a weird 1999 micro-genre: sexy-Los-Angeles-motel movies (see also: Go, The Big Lebowski's dream sequence).
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