Eye of the Beholder

That isn't a title, it's a warning label: What's goes on in this movie is anybody's guess. An erotic thriller/mystery/failed cerebral art film, starring Ashley Judd as an esoteric serial killer and Ewan McGregor as her high-tech stalker/guardian, this flick is steeped in spiraling twists and volatile psyches which seemingly build toward a shock finale that never arrives. It raises dozens of questions that go unanswered, provides only snippets of backstory, and leaves its characters half-revealed. And all the while, it's readily apparent that writer-director Stephen Elliott (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) considers himself terribly cagey. On the contrary, the film is so pointless and repetitive that it could have ended after the second reel, and--for all intents and purposes--been the same movie. Not recommended. (R. Blackwelder)