Were it not for fallen auteur Brian DePalma's trademark use of split-screen and sinuous tracking shots, this stupefying, big-budget compendium of erotic thriller cliches might be mistaken for the kind of super-sleazy direct-to-video picture that normally stars Shannon Whirry under the overheated direction of Gregory Hippolyte. Cannes, 2001: Sleek jewel thief Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) and two confederates, Black Tie (Eriq Ebouaney) and Racine (Edourd Montoute), plan to steal a gold, serpent-shaped bra-top studded with diamonds and worth $10 million, which celebri-slut Veronica (Danish-born Victoria's Secret model Rie Rasmussen) is (barely) wearing at a swanky ...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins