Rick

2003
5.9| 1h40m| en
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"Rigoletto" retold at Christmas time in Manhattan's corporate world. Rick, an executive at Image, is a jerk to a woman applying for a job. That evening, he's out for drinks with his much younger boss, Duke, and the same women is their waitress. Rick's continued rudeness leads to her getting fired. She puts a curse on him. A potential rift with Duke quickly surfaces; Rick is approached by the hail-

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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
FairReview Well, since the movie is a spin on "Rigoletto" the tragic clown, you strongly suspect that "Rick" is going to cause someone decent to be extinguished. After about 15-minutes it's fairly certain that the daughter, Eve will be the unfortunate one - because she is the only gentle character in the movie! And since she is also the only person that Rick cares about and conspires to protect, her fate is sealed (the Rigoletto duality).The movie is both entertaining and outrageous. The "morbid ending" isn't to be taken seriously (Rick's grief is brief - in the movie), because that is the whole point of a Rigoletto-style comedy, tragedy. No time for tear jerking - the movie ends with Rick just sort of throwing up his hands in a "why me" gesture, cognizant of his loss and also that he has a lot of explaining to do.Agnes Bruckner (Eve) and Bill Pullman (Rick) give excellent performances - with a very believable father-daughter relationship, as well as interactions with the other characters. The boss played by Aaron Stanford had to love his role as the young weasel:)
jotix100 "Rick" is loosely based on Rigoletto, the tragic clown of Verdi's opera. Don't look to this film to find any parallel between the tragic court jester and the man at the center of it, Rick O'Lette, as the film is loosely based on the opera.Curtiss Clayton, an editor who has started to direct his own projects, is an enormously talented man, as he shows with this indie film that we missed when it was released. "Rick" also has the powerful writing of Daniel Handler, who wrote the screen play. The film was a neat discovery, perhaps because we had no expectations of what was coming. Much credit is owed to its director who shows great style in telling the story for the screen.If you haven't seen the film, perhaps you would like to stop reading here.Rick, who we meet at the beginning of the film walking to his office, is one of the new breed of heartless executives, occupying important places within a company. As such, he is a man that feels above and beyond people like Michelle, an eager job applicant, who commits the sin of entering Rick's office when she shouldn't, only to interrupt Rick from watching the results of sports on his computer. When he finally calls her, he proceeds to belittle the young woman in a manner that is completely uncalled for. Of course, Michelle doesn't get the job!We then meet Rick's boss, a ninety day wonder called Duke, who is just as obtuse as his employee, and much younger. A punk in business attire. Duke is just a repulsive individual who loves to visit porno chat rooms to get his kicks. Later that night while drinking, Rick and Duke find out Michelle, the would be employee, is their waitress at the club. Rick is completely offensive toward the woman, who has had it and she proceeds to tell him off, and is fired because of it. Michelle tells Rick, in no uncertain terms, that she hopes he will have to suffer for all what she has put her through. Never were these words more fitting.Things are not much better at home where we see Eve, Rick's daughter chatting on the computer. Eve is a sad young woman. Evidently her mother has died, although nothing is revealed as to what happened. Rick, as a father shows not much warmth toward Eve.When a former college friend, mysteriously visits Rick, we are not ready for what is coming next. Buck has a proposition for Rick that, at first, he is reluctant to comply with, but in retrospect, he goes along, but he has no clue of what an ironic fate awaits Rick at the end. It's almost as though the curse Michelle put on Rick had its effect when he least expected it.Bill Pullman makes Rick a despicable individual without any redeeming qualities. Mr. Pullman does a wonderful job to convey this yuppie with the heart in the wrong place. The beautiful Agnes Bruckner plays Eve, Rick's daughter, who knows much more for her young age than some older, more experienced person. She is one of the best of the new actresses acting in films these days. Aaron Stanford is the reptilian Duke. Sandra Oh is wonderful as Michelle. Dylan Baker, a great character actor of stage and screen has a few excellent moments as Buck.This is a film that should be seen by a wider audience. It proves that Curtiss Clayton is a director to be reckoned with.
auroradarc "Rick Olette" is Verdi's Rigoletto, and his horrible young boss is Verdi's "Duke" -- the mysterious Sparafucile is now the strange grad-school friend "Buck," and best of all, the "Monterone" character -- the person whose individual curse sets up the whole horrible future -- is Sandra Oh's innocent wage-slave, who has no idea that her curse had so much power.The "Gilda" character, Rigoletto's sheltered young daughter, is Eve in this movie, and the connection between her and the Duke -- via an internet sex site -- is a perfect parallel to the operatic situation.You should see this movie, and also rent a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto, so as to be able to compare and contrast.
cheri-1 This movie moved in such a quick and informative cycle I felt I couldn't spare 3 minutes to grab a feed bag and a bottle. I can't remember any movie I've seen lately being as captivating and quick.The cast plays the characters in an alternately despicable and delectable, very off-hand way. Who to loathe... more? Many characters are disastrous self-absorptions.Especially notable are the performances of Sandra Oh, Bill Pullman and Dylan Baker. I guess the most notable performance award from me goes to the guy who played Bill Pullman's boss (BIGBOSS), because I disliked that character so much I forgot to even look up the actor's name.Details, details, delicious details are all over this film. The constantly changing phone number on BUCK's business card. The changing wallpaper, the distant behaviour of the friend of Rick's daughter. Rick's office door opening in different directions in different scenes.This movie is worth every moment. I voted so high because I watched it on cable and I couldn't pause it and I wouldn't go pee.Frankly, I found it to be a very captivating movie full of captivating characters full of honest hope and blind faith.