Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
Acting
Helen Mirren commits to this absolutely unhinged role
Direction
Lee Daniels' debut is messy, horny, and unmistakably his
Cinematography
Glossy noir lighting on a clearly tiny budget
Director
Lee Daniels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Lee Daniels' directorial debut before Precious, and he financed it partly with his own money from producing Monster's Ball.
The film was notoriously hard to market — too arty for action crowds, too sleazy for prestige audiences, which explains its 5.1 rating versus its genuine cult following.
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