After having seen Shallow Grave and Trainspotting big screen, and enjoying McGregors performance in most things I'd seen him in (even Brassed Off) I must admit it is surprising I'd never bothered with this Danny Boyle film. I do remember hearing negative things about the film at the time, so evaded it.
It's kinda funny to see it now as I have recently seen a bunch of Angel films, including Dogma, Wings or Desire and Angel-A. I didn't know anything about this film other then the epithet "rom com" had been attached to it.
Turns out this is a rom com in the same way Angel-A is, though not delivered quite as well. I wish I'd seen "The Chase" with Charlie Sheen so I can compare this kidnap film to the that one.
Holly Hunter played an excellent psychotic, desperately trying to escape the threat of mortality. I don't think I've ever seen her in a kick butt role before, but she does it well. I did keep thinking of the character "Yolanda/Honey Bunny" from Pulp Fiction, played excellently by Amanda Plummer.
Sure there are cliches and obvious jokes in this, but come on, do we ever watch a Danny Boyle film for anything else (okay, some people liked the zombie aspect of 28 Days Later).
Worth a look see, not the best Danny Boyle, but we all have our off days.
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