I agree that it has artistic qualities similar to a David Lynch film, especially in regard to the visuals; however, this is a different kind of film, altogether.David's films are ingenious for (among other things) psychological twists/abstraction that builds to meaning in the end, while this film has a different kind of artistic sensibility; the poetic nature of the dialogue really appealed to me personally as a poet myself, and the final sequence of the movie comes across as a damn good poem, as well as the sequence near the middle of the film where Kelly Lynch is discussing her reasons for the suicide attempt, ie "and I just let the rose inside myself spill out." Gorgeous writing, imo.In short, David's movies communicate meaning in large part through the symbolism of their imagery, and while this film has its share of symbolism through the images, its driving force was primarily the poetic attributes of the dialogue, imo. Very nicely done, I enjoyed it. Where has this Joe Gayton guy been? I was very impressed.ps American Beauty is a great film; a classic.

This dreamy movie, I feel is so uncredited and unnoticed or not given enough credit. It may not be appreciated by many people because there are so many existing films similar to it (e.g. Wild at Heart). But, don't let that get in your way. I found this very similar to such films as 'Blue Velvet', 'Wild at Heart', 'Mulholland Drive', 'Lost Highway' and it strangely is reminiscent of 'Requiem for a Dream'. It's essentially an intense, beautiful, erotic love story. The moods' it creates are very carnal, passionate, melancholy, desperate and dream-like/surreal. I can definitely see the similarities to 'Monster's Ball'. All in all, it's a good but very overlooked film. For fans of depressing love stories and Lynch films, this will be very appealing.

Something about this movie has always haunted me. Kelly Lynch is suicidal for one reason and that is that she has to deal with the realit of her life. The other guy just can't face reality. It isn't about sex, it's about despair and dealing with one's life. Each character is running from his own reality. It's something most of us deal with every single day of our lives.It isn't a film for the masses, or maybe that is what all the nudity and sex was for! There were a couple memorable lines. One was something about Kelly Lynch explaining that she is only a secretary. The other was when Kelly Lynch is told that the crime was stealing a car and not murder.

I disagree that this movie is strictly a gratuitous sex film. I think it has a lot in common with American Beauty, in that it addresses how we choose to live our lives. In this case, they choose to have sex a lot, but that is not the point. The point is to deny the typical societal roles, and to live life however you want. The film has a lot of funny scenes, good dialogue, and a lot of David Lynch-style bizarre characters. Next to American Beauty, it is one of my favorite films. It is definitely a low-budget, intellectual, art-film, but worth watching if you enjoy intelligent filmmaking with a bit of humor.