Everything you know about desire is dead wrong.

Actors: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo
Director: Jane Campion
Company: Pathe Productions
Year Released: 2003

In the underbelly of lower Manhattan, Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan), a reserved English professor, becomes obsessed after seeing more than she should of an impassioned couple. After the young woman turns up dead, Frannie is questioned by a homicide detective (Mark Ruffalo) who draws her into a liberating but disturbing erotic encounter. As the body count rises, familiar suspects begin to emerge.

Trivia:
Nicole Kidman was originally cast as Frannie Thorstin.
Mark Ruffalo went on undercover assignments with police officers to prepare for his role.
The costume department bought the entire wardrobe from a cancelled TV show, “The Job” (2001) for $400.
The bar waitress in the first date between Frannie and Detective Malloy was director Jane Campion.

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This movie is graphic but I find it a very good thriller. The mood and the ambiance were just perfect in every scene. And the sexual content of the movie is highly charged but not offensive. I was a bit surprised actually with Meg Ryan’s role. I didn’t expect her to do such a daring and sensual role. And I love her passion for words, how I wish I had that too. What I didn’t like is Kevin Bacon’s role. It’s so obvious that he was just there to mislead and I was kinda expecting some sort of “ending” to his role but there was none. All in all it is a very good movie and worth watching.

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