As a theatre lover; a producer, director and actor, I always loved this play by British playwright Graham Farrow... thought it was bold, visceral, challenging and a hell of a good moral story. I loved the way it twisted and turned, played with your mind, had you rooting for one person then the other, challenging your perceptions and delivering a shattering, unforgettable climax.
So, when I heard that a movie had been made I was sceptical; not a lover of adaptations per se but I wanted to give it a chance and it didn't let me down.
So the story, changed one or two ways from the play is about a family Man, Robert McQueen, played superbly well by 'Heroes' star Jimmy Jean Louis. He is also a faith healer/spiritual guru who 'helps' local women with crises in their lives. In the play he is a male escort but this doesn't detract from the story.
One day he is ambushed by a group of angry, vengeful husbands who have found out that he is sleeping with their wives. Armed to the teeth; they want answers and by God they're gonna get them.
Over the course of the film, various scenarios are played out and we are gripped; not knowing where the story is going to take us. McQueen, because of his knowledge of the men through conversations through their wives, is able to drive a wedge between the men. He knows their secrets and uses these secrets to his advantage and some secrets and more shattering and revealing than others.
Hanson, the leader of the gang is played by the superb Jack Coleman; his wife, Lizzy by the impressive Kathleen McClellan whom I remember from Seinfeld. It's Lizzy's arrival on the scene that really turns the screw and provides a climax which is both evilly clever and unforgettable.
A great 90 minutes of cerebral film; one which will test you and move you. Great performances all round. Tight direction from Julius Amedume, and, thankfully, Graham Farrow's hand is there to see in the screenplay.
Not to be missed!!
So, when I heard that a movie had been made I was sceptical; not a lover of adaptations per se but I wanted to give it a chance and it didn't let me down.
So the story, changed one or two ways from the play is about a family Man, Robert McQueen, played superbly well by 'Heroes' star Jimmy Jean Louis. He is also a faith healer/spiritual guru who 'helps' local women with crises in their lives. In the play he is a male escort but this doesn't detract from the story.
One day he is ambushed by a group of angry, vengeful husbands who have found out that he is sleeping with their wives. Armed to the teeth; they want answers and by God they're gonna get them.
Over the course of the film, various scenarios are played out and we are gripped; not knowing where the story is going to take us. McQueen, because of his knowledge of the men through conversations through their wives, is able to drive a wedge between the men. He knows their secrets and uses these secrets to his advantage and some secrets and more shattering and revealing than others.
Hanson, the leader of the gang is played by the superb Jack Coleman; his wife, Lizzy by the impressive Kathleen McClellan whom I remember from Seinfeld. It's Lizzy's arrival on the scene that really turns the screw and provides a climax which is both evilly clever and unforgettable.
A great 90 minutes of cerebral film; one which will test you and move you. Great performances all round. Tight direction from Julius Amedume, and, thankfully, Graham Farrow's hand is there to see in the screenplay.
Not to be missed!!