In what feels like a self-consciously reactive diatribe, writer-director Todd Solondz furthers his contentious relationship with insensitive viewers and critics who continue to miss the point with this typically provocative, two-part portmanteau picture. As the title suggests, the subject is storytelling; specifically, the problems the teller faces once the cord is cut and the story becomes audience property. In "Fiction," white college student Vi (Selma Blair) learns about intentional fallacy the hard way, when she turns a scary sexual encounter with her black writing professor (Robert Wisdom) into a short story. Her professor points out (not without some relief) th...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
87 mins