A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.
Acting
Glenne Headly steals every scene as the battered wife who knows too much
Direction
Rudolph's dreamy flashbacks vs. harsh interrogation room lighting
Writing
Rashomon-style unreliable narration that keeps shifting blame
Director
Alan Rudolph
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