When a prostitute is found dead in a hotel room, Jo Daniels, a successful lawyer, must prove that the pimp found lying unconscious next to the prostitute is guilty - but she's not... more...sure that he is....
He's a judge. She's an attorney. But who's on the right side of the law?Victoria Principal ... more
and James Farentino star in this steamy, stylish crime thriller, in which a young District Attorney takes on a sensational murder case - and finds the trail of evidence leading right to her own door.
Naked Lie:D.A. Joanne Dawson has everything that a woman could possibly want: beauty, ... more
brains, a successful career - and Jonathan Morris, a powerful judge, as her lover. When a dead prostitute is found in a luxury hotel room, Joanne lands the part of prosecuting attorney, with Morris as the judge. But the defendant vigorously protests his innocence, and during her investigations Joanne stumbles across some disturbing evidence - evidence that strikes at the very heart of her personal life.A Stranger in the Family:A minor car crash has a major impact on the Thompson family when their teenaged son Steve (Neil Patrick Harris, Doogie Howser, M.D.) sustains a 'simple dose of concussion', Steve's life goes into freefall as injuries deep in his brain wipe out his memory, erasing every element of his identity.His mother Randi (Teri Garr, Oscar nominee for Tootsie) refuses to give up on her son, even if he is now a stranger to his family. But Randi's well-meaning efforts to restore Steve's old life drive him to breaking point, and Randi must face the harsh fact that there's only one way to restore Steve to the heart of his shattered family.Change of Heart:Beneath Jim Marshall's (John Terry, Full Metal Jacket) veneer as the all-American father and Husband, there lies a deep-seated and long-suppressed desire that is about to ruin his family's Idyllic existence. When Elaine Marshall (Jean Smart, the Brady Bunch Movie, Designing Women) catches her husband and his lover in a hotel room, her anger quickly turns to shock as she discovers that Jim's paramour is actually a young man. What ensues is painful and soul-searching for Elaine and her children: was their once tight-knit family nothing more than a sham? And when it comes to assigning blame, who is at fault for Jim's sudden change of heart? When word finally spreads throughout the community, the Marshall kids have trouble dealing with the inevitable indignities. Over time, Elaine and her children come to accept Jim's lifestyle and through the painful process of healing, they learn that they can still love one another as a family.Child's Cry:Dedicated but overburdened social worker Joanne Van Vuren (Lindsay Wagner, The Bionic Woman) can do without yet another problematic case - especially that of a 6-year-old Eric Townsend, who has been found sleeping rough. Eric is shy and withdrawn, but as Joanne begins to gain his trust she notices his fear of his father Matt (Peter Coyote, Jagged Edge) and suspects Eric may be the victim of sexual abuse. But how would a boy as young and fragile as Eric cope with the trauma of giving evidence in open court, even if it was the only way to nail his abuser for such horrific crimes?
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: Brilliantly acted, humorous in parts, powerful, dark, hard-hitting, amazing dialogue Disadvantages: Graphic sex scenes and very strong language may put some people off
does contain Anglo-Saxon expletives though, so if you can?t bear to listen to a bit of profanity, then maybe it?s best to give it a miss.
As far as purchasing 'Naked' is concerned, on Amazon it seems it is only available as part of a collection of Mike Leigh's works.
You can buy the film on its own for £13.99 (free p&p/delivery within the UK) from moviemail-online.co.uk (www. of course), and the website has a facility whereby you can view a short trailer. It isn't clear though if the film is being sold on video or DVD, although I would assume it's DVD. There is also a review of 'Naked' on the more detailed sales page, but I beg please don't read it as it's 100s of times better than what I've written here lol.
It's no good looking for the whole movie in sections on YouTube, as although it used to be there with the sex scenes greyed ...
CelticSoulSister 31.10.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Naked (DVD)
Body of Lies is a 2008 film, directed by Ridley Scott and staring Leonardo DeCaprio and Russel Crowe. It is a spy movie and centres around a CIA agent who goes on the hunt of a high ranking terrorist. It's definitely a good but not one that I would say you can really enjoy, I think rather, it teaches you about the atrocities of war and brings them to the forefront of modern civilisation and tries to show you the real face of war.
DiCaprio is the CIA agent who travels to Jordan and other places in the middle East. He is undercover and is always flying from one country to another to stay one step ahead of developments. I think Leo was very good in this movie. I would like his performance to that in Blood Diamond which I also though was very good. In a way, he plays a similar character, a person who is very good at adapting to his place ...
Advantages: A clever film Disadvantages: Not as funny as I'd hoped, lack of chemistry, weird product placement?
NOTE: This is a film only review.
After missing Ricky Gervais' first major film, Ghost Town, I decided straightaway when I saw the trailer for this film that I would not miss his second - The Invention of Lying.
Plot
The basic premise of the film is, according to most things I read prior to seeing it, about an alternative world where the concept of lying does not exist. Everyone tells the truth. All the time.
I don't entirely agree with this. It's true that the concept of lying does not exist. But the people in this world go further than telling the truth, they actively say what they are thinking, often with humorous consequences (for us anyway).
The film follows Mark Bellison, described from the outset as one of life's losers, who suddenly discovers the ability to lie, something which ultimately turns his life ...
When a prostitute is found dead in a hotel room, Jo Daniels, a successful lawyer, must prove that the pimp found lying unconscious next to the prostitute is guilty - but she's not sure that he is....
Timothy Wurtz, Glenn M. Benest, John Robert Bensink
Executive Producer
Stephanie Austin
Technical information
Special Features
Interactive menu, Interactive Menu, Scene Index
Sound
Dolby Digital
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital English
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
When a prostitute is found dead in a hotel room, Jo Daniels, a successful lawyer, must prove that the pimp found lying unconscious next to the prostitute is guilty - but she's not sure that he is....
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