Choose Me
by Alan Rudolph
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Actor: Geneviève Bujold, John Larroquette, Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick BauchauDirector: Alan Rudolph
Brand: Sony
Producer: David Blocker
Producer: Carolyn Pfeiffer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Choose Me
DVD Review: Loads of fun, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved this movie when it came out, but watching it again after all these years, I'm giving it a harsh 3 stars. There is a lot to like about this movie. As others have noted it is very funny (in the zany, offbeat way of After Hours and other 80s flics), but also very smart about it's subject matter: sexual desire, love and identity. There is an elaborate game of false names and uncertain identities. Eve is the owner of Eve's bar, but she's not the original Eve - just fell into it by chance because of the coincidence of the name and then seized the moment to embark upon a whole new life. Mickey appears to be a fake with delusions of grandeur, maybe crazy, maybe not. And then again maybe the things he says about himself are actually true. And then there is Ann/Nancy who is either a successful therapist or a runaway psycho, or both. (She's even more of a case than I'd remembered!) Throw in a French gangster for spice and then watch them all fall together improbably. So you get the picture. All of this adds up to great fun and also inspires some genuine reflection. The ultra-smooth, almost campy Teddy Pendergrast soundtrack adds a lot to the sexy, ironic mood. Bujold is weird and wonderful, as always, and Caradine never looked so good or had a role that better suited his particular charm. However, I could not figure out what was going on with Chong's delivery (was it supposed to be deliberately stagey, or was it just bad?) and I did not think this was Warren's best performance either. I really liked the sound studio look of the outside of Eve's bar, but otherwise the production values were a little weak, and this dated the film more than I would have expected. Some of the scenes feel too hastily done and the critical scene where Ann/Nancy tells all to Eve is awkwardly staged, diminishing the impact. The fight scenes really are not well executed and it adds to those too many moments where this smart film starts to look a little cheesy - and not in the right way. Still, I was very happy to watch it again, as I have such great associations with it. And if you've never seen it, you probably oughta, but be prepared for some of its weaknesses.
Description of Choose Me
Auteur director Alan Rudolph (Afterglow) writes and directs this "intriguing, completely spontaneous" (Roger Ebert) and film-noirish tale of romantic entanglements set in hedonistic mid-1980s Los Angeles. An all-star ensemble cast, including OscarÂ(r) nominees* Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/Victoria) and Genevieve Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days) dances in and out of love with strangers while searching for the true meaning of life. Anne Love (Bujold) is a successful on-air relationship counselor. Her popular show "The Love Line" has everyone in L.A. listening especially her new roommate, Eve (Warren), who calls in for advice and has no idea she's talking to Anne! But when a strange drifter (Keith Carradine, Wild Bill) enters their lives, things take a sudden, confusing and tumultuous turn in the heart department, forcing everyone to take a closer look at what they really want out of relationships, and more importantly just who they really are. *Warren: Supporting Actress, Victor/Victoria (1982); Bujold: Actress, Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)Love is a mysterious game for the players in Choose Me, writer-director Alan Rudolph's uniquely eccentric spin on matters of the heart. A comedic drama steeped in a nocturnal, smooth-jazz atmosphere, the production is rooted in the mid-1980s but laced with a timeless film noir attitude. Its chamber-piece characters collide and carom from one to the other, each interaction revealing clues about how passions either cloud or clarify our paths to romantic fulfillment. Mickey (Keith Carradine) isn't the pathological liar he's supposed to be; sex-talk radio host Nancy Love (Geneviève Bujold) uses an assumed name and knows far less about sex than she lets on; and bar owner Eve (Lesley Ann Warren) knows too much about men but not enough about love. When they meet and mingle, Rudolph (using Teddy Pendergrass songs as the perfect mood-setting soundtrack) orchestrates a passionate dance of sex, sadness, and self-discovery that's wittily observant and altogether beguiling. --Jeff Shannon
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