Please don't spend money on this.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Compulsion? Yes Amy is obsessed with cooking and foodR Rating? Not even the slightest. It has some terrible oral sex scenes (no nudity) and a rape scene (again no nudity and goes for about 4 seconds as its a flashback)Unrealistic? Very. The character Amy is delusional and wears although stunning dresses, she wears these everyday while cooking and staying at home all day with her hair and make up. Looking like a 50s housewife but in a modern unrealistically empty and plain apartment.The ending? I'll be honest. It's confusing and initially I had no idea what happened. I actually rewound it twice to figure it out. SPOILER ALERT- Although the ending is vague. This is what happened. The neighbour Saffron asked Amy to eat her when she asked "Help me do something" and Saffron gave Amy a necklace, so that Amy would always remember Saffron. Amy says she will do anything for Saffron and well, she already ate a bird, so why not a human.Then she feeds the cop the human meat, which was Saffron and when he doesn't finish it, she puts it down the grinder.The biggest key was when she said, "That bird just disappeared like Saffron". Eerie music plays and the cop realises he just ate human and runs off. Overall, don't waste your time. Ending was good but way to slow and boring. Would have made a good 40 minute Tales of Crept episode though.

This is a movie for people who like cinematography and of course Heather Graham. Personally I really enjoy movies with beautiful woman in them. Beauty in the cinema is a combination of the natural beauty of the actress and the vision of that beauty brought forth by the director and director of photography(DP). You just need to watch the opening credits to know that the DP is a brilliant artist. Then to watch the whole movie with all its fabulous colors is a real joy. Heather Graham is well...Heather Graham. If you like her, then this is a wonderful vehicle for her talents. I happen to think she is a great actress as well as a great screen beauty.The plot is quite real. If you want exploding cars and flying people this is not your movie. If you treasure beauty, this is definitely a movie to watch.

Amy and Saffron live near one another. If the blinds are open, they can see into each other's apartments. As the picture starts, Detective Reynolds is looking into Saffron's disappearance.Through flashbacks, Reynolds learns that Amy and Saffron knew each other somewhat well. Amy is an aspiring TV cook, while Saffron is an actress and a commentator for women's magazines. The rise and fall of the romance between Amy and Fred is detailed. After that fails, Amy tries to get closer to Saffron.As Amy's obsession with getting a cooking show continues to fail, Saffron's acting career keeps gliding downward. After her breakup with Fred is well on its way, Amy continues to try to get closer to Saffron, who remains standoffish at first.Amy insists on Saffron's trying her dishes, but Saffron is a bulimic who smokes. More than once she barfs up what Amy has more or less force-fed her. Amy loves Saffron's old movies, as does Amy's mother. Saffron slowly warms to Amy. We have a flash back to Saffron being casting-couch raped as a child star when the director who did it wants her to audition for a new role. So, that opportunity was another dead end.Amy and Saffron get to know each other after that; how well does that turn out? ------Scores-------Cinematography: 10/10 Simply gorgeous.Sound: 10/10Acting: 8/10 The two leads were fine, as were Joe Montegna and Kevin Dillon.Screenplay: 5/10 The content misses the mark in a lot of ways. Amy's cooking obsession is over-abundantly clear, and loses some focus because of that. Saffron's trying to hold onto her place as a young star is rather sad. She does not make the adjustment to mature roles, which is unfortunate since studios show interest in her for middle-aged roles. Intellectually, anyway, it's clear what either of them should do, but they don't do it. This backdrop dulled my interest in the lesbian affair and in the missing persons investigation. The screenplay was by far the worst part of the film. There is too much repetition, and it is too slow going forward.

An enjoyable little film full of the kind of intense and intimate relationships that you normally only find on a stage. Hopefully that will be enough to set the scene as Compulsion is not really a film, its a theater production put on to film.Compulsion is two stories that unravel and then combine to become one as you really only get the second story after being fully immersed in the fervor and passion of Amy (Heather Graham). Heather Graham appears to have added more a little Nigella Lawson (Youtube her) to her depiction of a voluptuous gastronome desperately seeking acknowledgement and love.So too does the other leading character Saffron bring a fine set of hang ups and issues played by Carrie Anne Moss.Both lead actresses set the movie apart from ennui with excellent portrayals of their characters and through their selling of the story. They also looks fantastic (which can't be bad!).If you take the movie for the play that it is, rather than the blockbuster you might be hoping for, then you should get on fine.