Pretty When You Cry

"Pretty When You Cry" is a klunker from beginning to end. Shot as a dark and brooding drama, this B-flick tells it's story of sex, drugs, and murder through a series of annoying flashbacks. Character development is nonexistent, the story weak and uninteresting, and the acting very ordinary. Cinematography is okay but can't save this very mediocre flick which is like a bowl of wax fruit: Looks good but you wouldn't want to eat it. A waste of time.

Looking over the credits for this movie, it is unsurprising to find that the director has impressive credentials... as a cinematographer. The film is well composed visually. Other than that, this movie fails on so many levels, not the least of which is the horrible, horrible script. "Shocking" plot twists for the sake of shocking twists kill any suspense this film has. The pacing is horrible. After about an hour of the film, you think it is about to end, after another ten minutes, you are PRAYING for it to end. Gratuituos sex and violence are all this film has going for it. Why Sam Elliot agreed to do a movie as tragically terrible as this travesty of filmmaking is anyone's guess? If I was presented with a choice of watching this film again and getting ebola... I'd watch this movie, but it would be a tough choice.

I got roped into seeing this at a screening on 2nd Avenue. Boy did it stink. Bear in mind i saw this a year ago, and just came across the name, so i am now writing the review and voted.

Seems the writer(s) laid down the best ideas of many movies. Pulp fiction time shifting, 9.5 weeks erotiscim, etc etc. And then tried to put together a movie. But it doesn't work. Sorry I cant remember all the films they ripped off... but i wrote it down on the cards for the producers. But it was a laundry list. And very blatantly ripped off, not 'homaged' to.

(2001) Seduced: Pretty When You Cry THRILLER

Straight to rental, starring Jamie Kennedy as Albert Straka, becoming infatuated with club owner Frank Carreni's (Michael Cavalieri who's also credited as Associate producer) wife, Sara Carreni (Carlton Elizabeth). Much of the movie shows him explaining his story to homicide detective, Lukas Black (Sam Elliot). Inspired by other movies such as "The Last Seduction" to "Basic Instinct" and many other movies about females instructing people what to do blah, blah, blah. 1 star for the twist even though the overall movie is uninteresting and inconsistent.

I was enthralled by the female actress who played the lead, I agree she looked like she had a few miles on her, but she did also have a smoldering beauty that begs one to study that face and wonder what had gone so awry in her life. I thought the film did an adequate job of depicting the painful events that forged that face. I liked the film enough to watch it again, as I was channel surfing when I stumbled across it, and didn't give it the attention it deserved. When I finished watching the film I looked forward to the credits as I wondered who the actress was. I wonder if she is a sibling of Shannon Elizabeth? If so, it would be interesting to meet their parents. Both are striking women, and I disagree with the previous reviewer's "crack whore" characterization. Too many Kirsten Dunst pudding faced blonds polluting the big screen already, an edgy brunette was welcome to this viewer!