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FeverDog420
04-07-2003, 04:01 PM
http://www.laemmle.com/films/xz/xxxy.jpg

The plot: "Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later."

Jeez, can that description be any more vague? At least it's not a Vin Diesel sequel.

Mark Ruffalo is looking for a comeback after an illness (cancer?) kept him from capitalizing on the buzz from You Can Count on Me. (He was attached to Signs but had to drop out.) The studio movies he's been recently - Windtalkers and View from the Top - were beneficial to no one, so Ruffalo appears to be starting over with XX/XY, another indie character drama that received the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

Co-star Kathleen Robertson has had a wobbly career. A stint on 90210 led to roles in a few queer indie flicks (Nowhere, Psycho Beach Party), a part in I Am Sam, and a couple of Hollywood movies that are best stated without comment (Beautiful, Scary Movie 2). XX/XY looks to put some lustre on her resumé.

Maya Stange, the third member of this menage, is an actress unfamiliar to me. Her filmography is a roll-call of obscure titles; one of them (Head On, about a teen's search for sexual identity), however, looks like something I wouldn't mind seeing. Another one, something from Australia called Baby Bath Massacre, appears to be her biggest role (she's top-billed on IMDb). At the very least, XX/XY will increase her radar on the Hollywood scene.

XX/XY opens April 11 in limited release.

Edit: LOVE Kathleen's Hedwig-inspired coiffure!

http://tv.zap2it.com/shows/slides/32795/32795_af.jpg

RickySlade
04-07-2003, 04:04 PM
I heard about this movie and I actually thought it was a sequel to xXx. This movie has been done before, Love Triangle. It's as simple as that. Maybe a tiwsted traingle but all movies are the same in this genre.

Droog989
04-07-2003, 10:50 PM
Perhaps if I knew just a little more about it I could comment, but it just seems in general a vague description....

I guess I'll go hunt for a trailer on comingsoon, I suggest someone posting a link to the trailer (if there is one) for this, just to make things clearer

FeverDog420
04-08-2003, 01:50 PM
The trailer can be found here (http://www.movie-list.com/x/xxxy.shtml).

IFC is also having a Poster and Totebag Sweepstakes (http://www.ifctv.com/ifc/activities/0,,CAT0-46-CAT1-141-CLR-orange-BCLR-FF6600-,00.html), for those who need an extra bag or wall adornment...

Jon Lyrik
04-09-2003, 07:46 PM
Sounds awfully familar.