Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

RavenGlamDVDCollector An erotic movie. Shot with a malfunctioning hand-held digital camera.Okay, the producers and director will insist this was a study in color, with mood-enhancing black-and-white, blah, blah, blah, ad infinitum through the drudgery of the commentary I just waded through, ooh horrors why do I do these things to myself?You shoot a picture Man Loves Woman, and you feel the need to go extremely artistic and we have to sit and watch as the color spectrum goes slightly haywire like on a broken TV set and you think it's high art?The joke is on the reviewers who are simply wowed by this. The punchline is indeed, low budget movie, sex as selling point, instant major audience cause the girl IS mesmerizing, maybe for real they only had broken equipment, which is suddenly A+ cos how arty it is gonna seem? And think about the profits!!! They're flogging a dead camel and making it walk!!Okay, so I'm kidding, but it could just as well be true. It looks like it has been shot with a faulty camera. And that says it all!!Except that freckle-faced red-haired supple lissome lean and lovely Molly Parker makes the whole thing worthwhile.(but for those of you who go for Carla Gugino, hoo boy...)

estaismuybuenas Films that cause a stir like this are rare. Some reviews rave about it, others say better to spend your money on knitting needles.The critics have a point. It is hard work, on many levels. Pre-digested sweet and tasty Saturday night stuff this is not.But the reason it has so many riled is probably because it cuts a little too close to the bone. For a generation raised on celebrity marriages and fairytale lifestyles this is uncomfortably realistic.Whether single, married, divorced or living a hermit life in Fiji, these are strange days. Does Mr. Wang have a point? Has he touched on something here? Watch it and make up your own mind.

LeRoyMarko Ancient script. Man needs the physical stuff. Man hires dancer or prostitute. Man falls in love with her. Man in crisis mode.This movie lacks a bundle on the character development's front. And the passion between Richard and Flo doesn't really fly. The elements are there to make a good movie, but Wayne Wang seems to be unable to put the magic touch to it.Molly Parker and Peter Sarsgaard are doing a fine job as Flo and Richard.You can easily skip this one.Out of 100, I gave it 73. That's good for **½ out of ****.Seen at home, in Toronto, on October 18th, 2002.

jconner_1984 "You don't *look* like a stripper..." was the first clue. Director Wang, who clearly OK'd Zalman King/Adrian Lyne film style ad and packaging art, was hardly hiding the reality vs. fantasy (or real vs. fake) themes of his superb dot-com romantic tragedy much past the opening credits.Wang's use of hand-held camera, grainy 8mm, incandescent lighting color wash, high-definition close ups, and assorted traditional noir and verite style cinematography and direction is a breakthough exploration of digital media.Vegas visitors brave enough to leave their Strip casino/hotel cocoons during daylight hours will surely be struck by the almost surreal difference between how ugly and unglamorous the city is by day and how other-worldly beautiful after dark. Florence, however, is no Vegas... Get it? Florence (Italy), is *real*, and every flaw she (the city) may have simply adds to the unearthly beauty she emanates. Whether filmed in handi-cam, Fisher-Price pixelvision, or 70mm IMAX, at high noon or midnight, the beauty of Florence (Italy) is timeless and media-independent. At least in the hands of Wayne Wang, Florence glows with or without the lipstick and latex...I mean neon.Richard's visit to the Venetian Casino/Hotel near the end of the movie completes the tragic romantic (city) metaphor. The "canals" at the Venetian Hotel are truly as pathetic as the film depicts them. The problem is, these two tragic lovers have always kept a safe distance away from Florence (Italy), or *reality*, and are tragically resigned to a Vegas-reality. Or a dot-com reality...Filmed digitally and rendered as cinema verite, even duplicating the "grainy" silver halide crystal image artifact of low light film stock with a digital effect extends the film's theme to the medium communicating the artist's expression.Great film.I just wish my many shares of homegrocer.com were as valuable as a single used copy of a DVD of this film....or a single apple from an actual grocer.....