Mercy

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Summary: For Peta Wilson fans only...
Review: A terrible film... if it weren't for Peta Wilson, it'd have no redeeming value whatsoever.

Rating:
Summary: Bizare
Review: A very bizare movie. As i can see it scared lots of u and even disgusted u. Well if u are not kinky enough don't see it. Ellen made an excelent role same as Peta who was more sensual then ever.

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Summary: THIS IS COMPLETLEY ASININE ...
Review: After hearing about this movie and hearing all the decent reviews about it. I really was looking for something exotic, Boy was I wrong! I can't make excuses or even try to make this out of something that was well put together. First of all there were alot of characters in the movie that were extremley irrelevant. I think what the writer was trying to do was put as many screwed up suspects in the movie as he could. Most of the characters were never main characters nor had depth in their character. There was one character/suspect/witness named Vickie. She was the closest to a main character and was the only person other than Helen Birkin that kept the movie interesting. And Vickie looked like a big ole "Drag Queen" that had two many psycological problems. She was a lesbian that was extremley promiscuous and very bold. But don't get excited people, even her character was limited and restricted. She had two good scenes the one with Helen Birkin the seduction that didn't go any where. And there is other scene where she blatantly walks in a strangers dressing room in a store and gives her pleasure. And even Vickie was pointless in the film because her character was eventually terminated, Go figure that? And the shrink basically served as a outlet to introduce more unnecessary sick characters, I guess, so that you can hear their stories as well. The only real tension or interesting plot was between the character witness Vickie and the cop(Ellen Birkin) that was it. Even that turned for the worst because, all the build up to what was supposed to be an attraction or seduction turned into a fiasco! So people if you are looking for lesbian action forget it, because it isn't here. They play it up and they disappoint you in this film. Then most of the women in the film were very hard looking and tired looking. I don't know what the directer was trying to convey in this film? Then the killer turns out to be someone that really didn't have a huge role in the film. And what is even more of a kicker Helen nor the cops never even had this person as a suspect. And what is even more of a kicker there wasn't any contact between the killer and the main characters. And the reasoning for the murders in the killers eyes was completley uproarious! The shrink which is played by (I forgot the guys name)he had no right counseling anyone because he was very strange himself. He was just as sick as the rest of the people in the movie. The ending was just completley stupid and uproarious ! Because there wasn't a previous relationship or connection between Helen or the Killer. So when Helen finally met up with this person there wasn't any tension or surprise! I don't know what this movie was meant for, but it definitley left me unsatisfied! If you are looking for a real sensual experience I recommend Blood Thirsty, Serpents Lair, Kate's Addiction, Body of Evidence, Poison Ivy 3 The New Seduction, Bound, Embrace of the Vampire, Damage, Habit,Life force,Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive,Basic Instinct (Uncut) and No strings Attached. These are very exotic and sensual films that have purpose and make sense! The only thing this movies serves as a lesson on child abuse and people with mental problems. The homes and location of the movie was gorgeous but that is it! And even that leaves question? How ... is a detective going to maintain and live in a mansion like that? Any way buy this one at your own risk........

Arish

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Summary: This movie was okay, Peta Wilson was great
Review: As a big fan of Peta Wilson, I had to watch this movie. Although it was not my usual genre of films, I did enjoy Ms Wilson. As usual she presented the character in an honest and refreshing way. This lady is a future big time star and I am thrilled to be a fan now. If you are a Peta fan, don't be afraid to see her in a new and differant kind of film.

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Summary: Mercy Mercy Mercy
Review: Did anyone else notice that in the opening scene when Ellen Barkin climbs onto the bed to view the first victim. She does not look dead then on top of that the girl who has been murdered blinks. I am surprised that the crew did not spot it. I did upon watching this video.

Playing dead is fine but don't have her blink. That just spoiled the movie from there on in.

I also did not like that Julian Sands dressed up as a woman. I mean there is this sex symbol dressed in woman's clothing.....Yuck sorry.... Julian you make one ugly woman.

But we still think you are sexy.

Keep up the great work and the great acting.

I love all your other work, but this movie was bad bad bad.....

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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: Generally, I like Ellen Barkin in a movie, which is why I opted to see this. However, this is not the Ellen Barkin energy, we are used to seeing as in the movies the "Big Easy" and "Sea of Love". She comes across as a worn-out detective, who slogs through the details of this case hopping from one good guess to another. You are never impressed by her thought process nor do you appreciate the character she plays. Also the Jennifer Anniston, unkept long shag has got to go.

Peta Wilson plays a major part in this story as a potential suspect/victim, however her role is spotty and inconsistent at best. Having seen her in "La Femme Nikita", I know her talents are much greater.

Neither actress is given enough story to latch onto. Peta Wilson's character repeatedly gives the detective played by Barkin misleading information, yet Barkin's character allows herself to get lead by her. This allowing to get lead is amazing considering that Peta Wilson's character is a suspect. The director also fosters the thought that all women have bisexual tendencies that are unexplored. I wonder if this would be played this way if the leading character was a man. I doubt it. If he thought the detective had bisexual tendencies he should have put more into the story line to suggest this, rather than leap to generalities that half his audience might sincerely disagree with.

Julian Sands role as psychiatrist to some of the women from this group, is shaky as best. Involved with one patient and somewhat shaky in his own right you are never quite sure why his character was ever introduced, except to provide the dialogue from two of the women in this movie.

The major pull apparently intended for this movie is its travel on the seamier side of same-sex orgy encounters and sadistic sex. This is frequently brought up and quick spots are showed as a backdrop. Few unfortunately have any more purpose than the photographs that are displayed and seem to be the only reason this movie was made.

If this was vehicle to reintroduce Barkin back into movies and push Peta Wilson onto the big screen it has done them both an injustice. I expect more from the two of them. The director of this movie has let them down.

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Summary: Seductive Suspense!
Review: I came across this movie while flipping channels on cable. I came into it in the middle, and it looked so good, I stayed up to wait for another airing so I could watch it complete. Let me tell you, it was worth it. The thing that drew me to this movie was its seductiveness -- not just the sexuality -- the seductiveness of the suspense. It's a taut thriller, with excellent camera work and direction. The sensuality of the sexual seductions (mainly of women to women) -- though they show little or no actual sex -- is compelling, and well done. Ellen Barkin plays a detective investigating these sexual murders. She is drawn into this perverse and seductive world of rich housewives who are in a sort of sex club where they have affairs with other women. There's a great deal of imagery involved, both real and surreal. The murders themselves are nightmarish, and presented in dreamlike sequences. The cinematography is stunning for its varied use of camera effects. I wasn't expecting to like the movie as much as I did. I was just looking for something to watch. Now, I'm buying it.

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Summary: An intriguing film
Review: I just caught this movie for the first time, and I was definately pulled into the story. I thought Ellen Barkin was sensational and extremely sensual in some moments. I think this movie is more geared to people with unique tastes in plots. Peta Wilson also played extremely well in her role. Overall, it's a movie I definately want to own.

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Summary: No "Mercy" for the Viewer
Review: I like Ellen Barkin. I feel completely unashamed in saying that. She has a marvelously dusky voice and a body that is preternaturally carnal, but the key to Barkin is that fierce intelligence behind her eyes. She always seems to be five steps ahead, ready to pounce. Thanks to films like "The Big Easy" and especially "Sea of Love", I am always interested in the work she is doing, and hold a rather high opinion of her as an actress, even in films that aren't that great (i.e.: "Bad Company"). So I held out a little hope for this one, a minor-league erotic thriller. Well, long story short, my hopes were immediately dashed. "Mercy" is a slog through an hour and a half of pretentious psychobabble and gory naked corpses, neither of which hold much interest for the bored viewer. Barkin essentially has the Michael Douglas part in this mish-mash, playing the same repressed detective that has appeared in too many movies, and will continue to exist until the end of time. She receives a guided tour of a way-too-art-directed sexual underworld from a bombshell named Vickie (played as well as possible by Aussie actress Peta Wilson, best known from TV's "Le Femme Nikita"), and in the meantime, we meet a cross-dressing sex therapist, played by Julian Sands, who now seems content to play characters as weirdly as he can. Oh, and we get the traditional red herrings, truncated sex scenes, and coldly photographed violence so common to direct-to-video sludge. When the ending finally happens--that's the kind of movie this is: it just sort of ends, and you are left kicking yourself for letting yourself become titillated by its supposed eroticism--you can't help but appreciate the sheer professionalism in the filmmaking, the slick artificiality of the sets, and the apparent talents of a few of the actors. Hopefully, all of this will also tick you off just a little, because you have to wonder what kind of movie could have been made if they'd cared about story and characters, too. For what it's worth, I still think very highly of Ellen Barkin, but she needs to talk to her agent about this one, if she hasn't thought of that already. I assume she has.

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Summary: Bizare
Review: I rather enjoyed this movie. I thought the acting was very good. It kept me alert, and thinking throughout. THIS IS NOT A FILM ABOUT lesbianism at all. What I do think, it has a lot more to do with "bondage" "s/m". If your looking for kinky lesbian sex, your not going to expierience it here.

However, if your looking for a movie that dabbles, in the minds of certain main stream adults who have hang-ups with sex and pain, then this may be entertaining for you.

Ellen Barkin, was perfect for this role, her facial expression told her story before her mouth moved. yet you wern't quite sure if she was wondering out loud on the fact that she may like this alternative life style.

Peta Wilson, also did a tremndous job in role playing in this film. Im serious wondering, why I havent seen her in more films. She was utterly convincing, and beautifully attired in this movie.

All in all a good movie, that I will view again in the near future.