Plot: What’s it about?
O.K to be honest I rented this film for two reasons, I think Michael Rooker is a good actor and I think Rebecca DeMornay is a hottie!! What i got was a headache and a dumbfounded look on my face for almost 2 hrs. I wtached this movie just about twice and still cannot tell you every in and out of it. The movie was written and directed by Ron Senkowski and from what I can tell the film is about Matt Draper played by Rooker (days of thunder, cliffhanger) and his double life. He has two wives, two cars, two jobs and he does a pretty good job of keeping the two live from intertwining. His younger (not much) ex-stripper wife played by Rebecca DeMornay (risky buiesness, the hand that rocks the cradle) is shacked away in a rural backwoods area of the state, while his older more sophisticated wife and two kids live in the inner city. Ruth, DeMornays character, is a manic, mulitple personality unstable woman with a definate paranoia problem. She thinks her husband is trying to kill her, thus she has rigged the house with all kinds of death traps. Trust me it gets more and more crazy as it goes. Matts other wife never suspects anything during the duration of the film! Far fetched??? a bit….But this film has more holes in the plot than 5 lbs. of swiss cheese!
The movie eventualy starts to unfold and has more twists and turns than a roller coaster, I just wish that they could make the viewer give a crap about em… I can honestly say this film is deep…..deeply confusing. I wont give too much away but as with any man trying to juggle two women what happens? You get caught!!
To be perfectly honest with you good pepole, I dont know who Ron Senkowski is or what hes done in the past, but thats ok because chances are none of you do either! But needless to say I was not to thrilled with my first look at his work. Michael Rooker is ok in his role as Matt but its not really a tough role to begin with. The only reason im not giving this movie my “trashcan of the week” award is Rebecca DeMornay, she is amazing in the role and her portrayal as a “phyco-bitch” is awesome. And after all these years she is still hot!!! sorry… But shes probably a few dollars short after this because DeMornay also co-produced the film.
Video: How does it look?
Wicked Ways is presented in a 1.78:1 widescreen format. Theres nothing really visually stunning in this movie, but the picture is ok. No bleeding or fading but nothing jumping of the screen to grab your eye either, so the average rating im giving is fair.
Audio: How does it sound?
Dolby digital 2 channel, yep old school stereo. no surround, no 3 or 5 channel just stereo. Not that this movie is anything more than dialog anyway, but the limited sound is another un-needed anchor around this films neck.
Supplements: What are the extras?
Nothing.Nada.Zilch. Maybe they set out to make a disc that nobody would want to own.
