Radah Mitchell is excellent as the lead character, Syd, in this slow-burning and at times pretentious art-house drama set in the trendy Manhattan arts scene in the late 1990s. The film's personality is introverted; each character is self-obsessed and hard to care for; although Syd is the only one we feel has developed as a person. Sheedy's character is tortured and vague and it's hard to sympathize as a result. The film is a bit too long for its own good but it has many rewards in terms of the performances of Sheedy and Mitchell. Unfortunately, the tone is depressing and stagnant for most of the time and it's hard to keep involved. This is the kind of film cultural studies students would study and pretend to enjoy.
