Art imitated life too closely for the comfort of lawyers representing Jesse James Hollywood, the Santa Barbara 20-year-old who is the youngest suspect ever to make the FBI's most wanted list. Hollywood's lawyers sought to halt distribution of director Nick Cassavetes' movie about Hollywood's alleged criminal exploits, including the 2000 kidnapping and murder of a 15-year-old, claiming it would be prejudicial to Hollywood's case. After stewing in legal limbo for nearly a year, judges finally OK'd the film's release. And while not a great film, it turns out that the verisimilitude that caused Cassavetes so many problems also makes his dark comedy a worthy addition to t...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
117 mins