Very Cool!!!

An Exercise In Nonsense

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Blame it on me, but the only reason I wanted to see this film for was that Nastassja Kinski plays in it. So for this alone it justifies being fixed at the screen for 90 minutes...but for the rest? I really wouldn't know.... It all starts with Wesley Snipes who travels from LA to New York to see his sick buddy Charlie who is seropositive. Wesley has a perfect familylife, two kids, a dog and a lovely wife Ming-Na. Everything goes fine till he misses his flight and bumps onto Karen (Nastassja Kinski, with blonde hair this time!). Everything is innocent (they go to an opera) till they are robbed and madame Kinski begs him to stay the night with her as she's still dead afraid. And of course it happens... You can't blame Snipes, Ming-Na....it's Nastassja, remember? The day after Wesley flies back home and his life changes...the most interesting part of the movie by the way as the dog smells something...! Look I could go on and tell you the whole movie but that wouldn't be fair. Nothing more interesting happens and if it does it is pure Hollywood-nonsense (the last 10 minutes are even completely stupid). "One night stand" certainly isn't a bad movie, it even doesn't bore one minute, but it's just a bit too empty and you can't blame the actors as Wesley Snipes plays his role perfect but actors are bound to the script, a script that is a bit too much like those telemovies that are based on true stories. Watch it but expect nothing, expect...well you know!

The title of this movie(One Night Stand) may suggest that it's about "Cheating" but is something else,is about an instant attraction,the things occur spontaneously between Karen(Ms Kinski )and Max(Wesley Snipes)THEN just a memory of that perfect woman,then the re- encounter,the desire and passion appears again and then…surprise!LOVE!Max and Karen are drawn together with both of them finding something in each other that had been lacking in their own relationships BUT is Robert Downey jr who steals the show HE IS THE GLUE that represents human connection in the film,believe me HE ROCKS!!!.Wonderful performances by the cool Wesley Snipes,Ming Na Wen,Nastassja Kinski(she is so smooth!!!),OK I got to say something about this actress,Kinski,she's a true woman.She doesn't has the vulgarity of Jennifer Lopez(Oops!).I also liked the two sex scenes of our protagonist with this two woman(the difference of how they make love…),even the film has some cameos from Ione Skye(remember that actress of Say Anything?);His real life brother ,the musician Donovan Leitch,OK Mike Figgis is the Director but he also is responsible of the wonderful music in this film.I hate to say it,but Roger Ebert was right in saying that Kinski has the best line of the movie: "What do you do, Karen?" asks Mimi(Max's wife). And she replies: "I'm a rocket scientist."

I really enjoyed this film. Leaving Las Vegas has to be one of my favourite films ever, and I enjoyed Timecode and The Browning Version too. So I'm becoming a Mike Figgis fan.I accept criticisms regarding the synthetic nature of the plot. It's all a bit too manipulative and unlikely -- but the subtlety of each character's performance, and the way the film is woven together (including some wonderful music choices) makes this movie a pleasure for me.If you regard this film as an experience rather than a narrative, then I think it has a lot to offer. My criteria for superb film-making is that I come out of the cinema (or rewind the video) feeling different to when I began. This film affected my mood and made me think. By the way -- the casting jarred quite a lot at the start, but became less of a problem as I got into the characterisations. Full marks to Wesley Snipes for being brave enough to make this film. Close to top marks to Nastassjia Kinski for being quietly superb, and Ming-Na Wen for the loudest orgasm on film outside of When Harry Met Sally.Eight out of ten.

This is a serious movie for grown-up movie-goers. It definitely is a fitting follow-up to Leaving Las Vegas for Figgis and I think Robert Downey Jr's performance as Charlie is an excellent portrayal of a young man dying so tragically early. Wesley Snipes manages well with the lead part and Natasha Kinsky is pretty good, although MF never gives particulary interesting roles for the women in his movies. This is a strong MF film and definitely worth a look.