The film is divided into three intertwined stories and starts with Rona's amazing deeds. Lorna is a cashier in a supermarket. She is smart and cynical. She tries to collect money to pay the rent by selling drugs, but only finds that getting involved in the drug industry has to pay a huge price.
Lorna deceived the neurotic drug dealer Todd Gaines and witty escaped the scene of the drug trade that was being monitored by the police. Then, Rona became busy. She kept selling fake drugs (in fact, painkillers) to the innocent party frequents; in order to avoid the approaching danger, Rona must make full use of her talents.
At the same time, Simon, Rona's British colleague, came to Las Vegas and spent a crazy weekend. There, Simon studied tantric sex deeply, enjoyed the fun of stealing vehicles, and was hunted down by the fierce strip club owner.
In the last story, gay soap opera actors Adam and Zach are involved in the investigation of plainclothes police. In order to protect the integrity of their lives and careers, they must make good use of their acting talents.
Doug Liman continued his dark horse work "The Swinger", exploring the hedonic world of drugs, celebrities, the unfortunate in Las Vegas, and MLM traps, and concentrated all the stories on the busy Christmas Eve in Los Angeles. Even at the beginning of the film, "Dog Men and Women" established its bold and provocative style-the standard Columbia studio logo was disrupted by fanatical editing, mixed into the fanatic scene of Los Angeles bars, and accompanied by interrupted familiarity. A noisy soundtrack of the theme music.
The film first examines the decadent world constructed by excess and escape, and then suddenly falls into the dull and boring work of a supermarket cashier. It is a long-standing universal reality and symbol in teenage films. John August’s script is obsessed with witty reactions and popular cultural references. This is first demonstrated in the use of black humor to dilute “mae jobs” (low-paying, low-status, and hopeless jobs in the service industry, often People who have never had a career regarded it as an ideal career choice) boring and mediocre, followed by the driving and stealing Ferrari indulging in galloping. This scene comes from "Spring is not a reading day". From beginning to end, the multi-threaded narrative maintains coupling and dramatic tension.
Although this is a group drama movie, each story is run through by Lorna (Sara Polly). She not only established the story frame, but also embodied an experience that we are very familiar with-work can’t use intelligence, Always working hard to fight against the economic dilemma, and from time to time need to rely on unlucky friends to get rid of adversity. Lorna’s personality completely explains why she took advantage of this drug trade opportunity, and it is precisely because her character is more accessible to us, so when she is in danger, we will feel especially nervous.
The absurd Simon is the opposite of Lorna. He is carefree, even fascinated by his own stupidity, constantly searching for things that can please himself. Simon's story may be the most interesting of the three, although it is not new. The four men came to Las Vegas and got into a lot of stupid troubles. This idea is not original, but the chemistry between the actors and Rieman’s control of the rhythm kept the whole story sufficiently exciting. . Askew has the most brilliant lines and settings, but Taye Diggs's performance is the most interesting, because he is the only black in the team and plays the role of the father/mentor. Role.
Due to the ingenuity and gripping of the previous two episodes, the story of Adam and Zach is relatively the least successful part. In this story, William Fidnell plays Burke, the black-bellied policeman, who coerces Adam and Zach, two unfortunate actors, into undercover agents to help him fight the local drug supply chain. This story is pleasant most of the time, thanks to William Fidner's exquisite and embarrassing performance.
Compared with some films, such as Greg Araki’s work, "Dog Men and Dogs" may lack experimental quality and depth, but it is worth noting that this is a morally neutral independent film, performed by famous actors, and mainstream in the United States. Studio release.
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