What is it with Southern accents? It has to be one of the most seductive accents in the English-speaking world. I'm an Aussie, but every time I see a show with Matthew McConaughey or Lucas Black, I find myself with a Southern drawl for the rest of the day. Do I do it well? Probably not, and after watching a lot of people try, I would say the only ones that should do them are those from the South - and Amy Walker.
That's pretty much why I couldn't work out why Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman were in this film playing New Orleans cops. They work their accents overtime, especially Emma who never seems to stop talking.
The film didn't need the distraction; it already had plenty, alternating between lightness and nastiness, and with things like the gratuitous erotic film the security guard watches at the start of the film.
A pity it's so uneven because it's not a bad modern noir with its kidnap plot that goes off the rails. Some of it seems par for the course with double crosses and even triple crosses, but a couple of appealing stars keep it alive.
Aussie Simon Baker plays one of the kidnappers, and he doesn't seem as out of place because he nearly always plays Americans. After seeing him in a gazillion episodes of "The Mentalist", many would be surprised to learn he is an Australian.
Another disruptive star is Carla Cugino as Coco Chavez, but disruptive in a positive way. When she sashays across the screen in that tight red dress the failings of the movie don't seem quite as important; a dangerous actress to share a scene with.
Hal Holbrook's senator gives the movie a few surprises. He has played this kind of part before, but he has gravitas to spare, shown to advantage in the scene where he gives Alan Rickman's character a dressing down.
"Judas Kiss" has enough energy to keep you going until the end. However the distributors at the time weighed up the pros and cons of the film and gave it a Judas kiss of it's own, sending it straight to cable and video.
That's pretty much why I couldn't work out why Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman were in this film playing New Orleans cops. They work their accents overtime, especially Emma who never seems to stop talking.
The film didn't need the distraction; it already had plenty, alternating between lightness and nastiness, and with things like the gratuitous erotic film the security guard watches at the start of the film.
A pity it's so uneven because it's not a bad modern noir with its kidnap plot that goes off the rails. Some of it seems par for the course with double crosses and even triple crosses, but a couple of appealing stars keep it alive.
Aussie Simon Baker plays one of the kidnappers, and he doesn't seem as out of place because he nearly always plays Americans. After seeing him in a gazillion episodes of "The Mentalist", many would be surprised to learn he is an Australian.
Another disruptive star is Carla Cugino as Coco Chavez, but disruptive in a positive way. When she sashays across the screen in that tight red dress the failings of the movie don't seem quite as important; a dangerous actress to share a scene with.
Hal Holbrook's senator gives the movie a few surprises. He has played this kind of part before, but he has gravitas to spare, shown to advantage in the scene where he gives Alan Rickman's character a dressing down.
"Judas Kiss" has enough energy to keep you going until the end. However the distributors at the time weighed up the pros and cons of the film and gave it a Judas kiss of it's own, sending it straight to cable and video.