The beautiful Ormond at the start of her career plays recently divorced Rachel, a dentist still very much upset by her breakup. When she starts working in a prison twice a week, Rachel becomes attracted to inmate Philip. Reading some other reviews, seems like Tim Roth is considered a chick magnet. I find him a good character actor, usually playing cool criminals (or undercover cops) and here he does a good job, albeit in his trademark, detached, almost sleepwalking way.
The "romance" between Rachel and Philip soon turns torrid, since he's allowed out once a week. The two have sex in a restaurant's toilet (charming), exchange glances in prison and have some awkward phone calls.
The elephant in the room is the crime Philip committed. For unknown reasons, Rachel seems not to care at first and doesn't ask Philip only to dig out the truth that he killed his wife. This could be the turning point for a character study, one way or the other, although with a wife killer I see only one way to go, but unfortunately the script takes another direction.
Maybe the inception of a criminal sub-plot was considered necessary to give some punch to what might have been considered a "love story", even if there is little love and a lot of angry sex. However, it derails the plot towards a stupid ending.
Also, it's hard to believe that somebody as attractive as Ormond could not find a suitor outside the prison. The plot would have been more believable with a less attractive female in the lead.
The "romance" between Rachel and Philip soon turns torrid, since he's allowed out once a week. The two have sex in a restaurant's toilet (charming), exchange glances in prison and have some awkward phone calls.
The elephant in the room is the crime Philip committed. For unknown reasons, Rachel seems not to care at first and doesn't ask Philip only to dig out the truth that he killed his wife. This could be the turning point for a character study, one way or the other, although with a wife killer I see only one way to go, but unfortunately the script takes another direction.
Maybe the inception of a criminal sub-plot was considered necessary to give some punch to what might have been considered a "love story", even if there is little love and a lot of angry sex. However, it derails the plot towards a stupid ending.
Also, it's hard to believe that somebody as attractive as Ormond could not find a suitor outside the prison. The plot would have been more believable with a less attractive female in the lead.