Eddie Israel (Harvey Keitel) is a New York film director working on his latest movie in LA. He begins to reflect the actions in his movie as in real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress Sarah Jennings (Madonna). If you have a dark world view and a great deal of patience you might like this film. It makes you think about the individual scenes that make films, and the performances therein that create a particular response in the viewer. The whole movie is difficult to watch at times. Eddie Israel and real-life director Abel Ferrara's intentions run parallel - both men lead their actors on a descent into a personalized hell. The script on occasion seems ponderous and repetitive - at times it seems as though director Eddie Israel's film-within-a-film consists of only one scene. James Russo (always creepy to watch) is a tightly-wound sickening knot as Burns, and Madonna's portrayal of Sarah as victim is an equally punishing one, both for the actress and the viewer - lots of quiet, soulful, sad looks. There isn't one weak performance in this film, but it's not a fun film at all - hardly entertaining even. It's entertaining in the same way as watching two strangers nearly come to blows is entertaining (if you enjoy that sort of thing!). However, some of you may just find this film a bore. There's nothing that holds your interest unless you really care for the characters and their relationships. Great acting throughout from all - even surprisingly from Madonna, but the film is just too heavy-going, intense and of an acquired taste for all.Read full review
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