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danmconley
IMDb member since May 2001
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Mercy (2000)
A guilty pleasure
17 May 2001 - 9 out of 11 users found this review helpful.
I can understand those who give Mercy a 1 ... in many ways, it's a terrible film. For the most part, it's a teenaged boy's wet dream about beautiful lesbians, wrapped in Lynchian style.
And yet, I couldn't stop watching it. Ellen Barkin remains a highly underrated actress (and an unbelievably sexy woman for her age.) Peta Wilson has hypnotic beauty and holds her own quite well with Barkin. She actually "researched" the role by delving into LA's lesbian S&M scene for a few weeks ... what a trooper.
If you have Memento-esque short-term memory lapse, this is a great film. Forget the plot and float along in its lurid eroticism.
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