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Goodbye Lover (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 3 Fresh: 2  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 5.3/10
 
Consensus: Half-baked plot twists disorient rather than build drama.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Synopsis: Director Roland Joffé's neo-noir stars Patricia Arquette as Sandra Dunmore, a Los Angeles femme fatale who enjoys strolling around town singing tunes from THE SOUND OF MUSIC while coordinating real estate deals and listening to Tony Robbins inspirational tapes. She also takes pleasure in... Director Roland Joffé's neo-noir stars Patricia Arquette as Sandra Dunmore, a Los Angeles femme fatale who enjoys strolling around town singing tunes from THE SOUND OF MUSIC while coordinating real estate deals and listening to Tony Robbins inspirational tapes. She also takes pleasure in cheating on her husband, Jake (Dermot Mulroney), with his own brother, Ben (Don Johnson). Jake is a brilliant but drunk copywriter at an advertising agency where Ben is a clean-cut, high-powered executive. When a double indemnity insurance policy is taken out for Jake, Sandra begins to concoct a murderous and greedy plot. However, things get out of hand in this bizarre murder mystery, and soon Ben has left his lover for his mousy secretary (Mary-Louise Parker) while a pair of bumbling police officers is hot on Sandra's tail--wisecracking Rita Pompano (Ellen DeGeneres) and her naive, devout Mormon partner, Rollins (Ray McKinnon), are determined to get to the bottom of Sandra's devilish plans. The dry, cynical remarks of DeGeneres sparkle with rauchy wit and deadpan humor while Arquette shines in a kittenish performance that harkens back to the precocious divas of Hollywood's golden era. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Patricia Arquette, Don Johnson, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneres, Vincent Gallo

Director: Roland Joffé
Screenwriter: Joel Cohen, Ron Peer, Alec Sokolow
Producer: Arnon Milchan
Composer: John Ottman

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Nov 12, 1999

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viletone 10/25/07
60%
If you think murder can be funny...you might like this film. Personally...I love when Patricai Arquette plays these... More
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NuBz18 12/26/06
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Starring: Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker, Don Johnson, Vincent Gallo, and Ellen... More
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GinaWithAttitude 10/23/04
60%
**1/2 / ***** Several original, great laughs, but overall, I found it to be forgettable. Chris: If you betray us, I'll... More
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