Movie Info
You might expect a ménage à trois movie called Splendor to be some sort of steamy, soft-lit sex romp, but it is, in fact, a witty, sassy romant...(read more...)ic comedy. Writer-director Gregg Araki set out to make a '30s screwball comedy with a modern twist, and he's mostly succeeded. Splendor is brisk and funny, and if it seems a bit convenient that two guys could love (and sleep with) one woman without killing each other, it's all in the service something bigger--the story of a woman forced to choose between love and security. Kathleen Robertson has a certain impish charm (which unfortunately wears thin at times), Johnathon Schaech and Matt Keeslar are fun as the rivals who ultimately become best buds, but it's Eric Mabius who quietly steals every scene he's in as a TV movie director who's so thoughtful and kind, yet self-absorbed, that he might comfort his bride-to-be on their wedding day by sweetly telling her, "Honey, Amazon.com says I stole every scene I'm in, isn't that great?" --Geof Miller
Director:
Gregg Araki
MPAA: R
Running Time: 93 min.
Release Date: Sep 17, 1999
Cast:
Amy Stevens,
Audrey Ruttan,
Dan Gatto,
Eric Mabius,
Eric Mbius,
Johnathon Schaech,
Jonathon Schaech,
Kathleen Robertson,
Kelly Macdonald,
Linda Kim,
Matt Keeslar,
Nathan Bexton
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