Bound

this is a great movie i enjoyed everything about this movie,i had no idea how it would end,the acting was oscar worthy,the screenplay was good.this movie was a teller for things to come the matrix movies and v for vendetta i... Full review

What I like about this movie is that no explicite scenes are shown, but that you feel the electricity in the atmosphere. Acting and story is also very nice!... Full review

You're wrong, that is for sure Jennifer Tilly in the movie playing the character of Violet. If you watch the movie, on the credits at the end, the first name that comes up is "Jennifer Tilly". You should prob get your... Full review

I honestly don't feel this should have been a lesbian movie, the who woman / woman love interest angle seemed almost forced into the film at the last minute. And let me say the "love" scene that was obviously inserted into... Full review

This is a low budget film. Nearly all the action takes place in just one building. In films like this there has to be a story and acting to make the film come alive. Also, by this time we have seen... Full review

While the film's main plot deals with the Mafia and the character defects of the men who choose to go into "the business", Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon are so convincing in their on-screen romance, that this film has become a... Full review

these two beautiful women stunned the screen with their thriller. with beautiful sex and sensual scenes. and a happy ending for the lesbians. the scene near the end where tilly is running from the charcter ceaser she runs down the stairs... Full review

I have mixed feelings about this film....in the first half an hour it sets up the cat and mouse game with Tilly, a gangster's moll and secret dyke falling for her lesbian neighbor ex-con Gina Gershon. When her boyfriend (an excellent... Full review

Late last night I caught 'BOUND'on the Independent Film Channel, and am still thinking about this film, shot in Red, White, and Black which further underlined the noir nature. Gina Gerson and Joe Pantoliano were memorable, as was everyone else-... Full review

When this was in the theater I took several friends to see it and didn't tell them the plot just to see their reaction. Lesbianism aside visually this is an excellent movie,extremely artistic. The W brothers are brilliant and don't get... Full review

Verdict: It's a snappy, stylish black comedy/thriller in the Cohen Bros/Tarantino mould. Indeed, Bound looks like it was a lot of fun for all concerned, and hopefully marks the beginnings of a slick and impressive Wachowski Brothers film-making partnership. ... Full Review

Conclusion: Bound is an instant cult-classic that fans will watch multiple times; the DVD, though disappointing in the audio/visual departments, is worth buying for the commentary alone. Production design, cinematography, and sly performances make Bound a must-see. ... Full Review

But "Bound" has none of the wit or cleverness or compelling characters or street smarts of those filmmakers' better movies. The result is an occasionally eye-catching but superficial and extremely unpleasant film, and one wonders if it wouldn't have been better if Larry and Andy Wachowski had opted to apply their heavy-handed, razzle-dazzle directing approach to a script written by someone else. ... Full Review

Bound" could have been similarly absurd. Sexy, funny, fast-paced film is "Bound' to please The Wachowski brothers are to be applauded for a film that is also nearly as stylishly funny as it is sexy and fast-paced. ... Full Review

The handling of narrative in ``Bound'' is impressive in itself. The menace and sardonic wit that characterize ``Bound'' are illustrated in that opening. Gershon and Tilley are terrific. ... Full Review

He's a guy from Hoboken, N.J. - Sinatra's hometown - whose mother was a bookie and father drove a hearse, and who's made it big as one of the finest character actors around. ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Corky (GINA GERSHON) is an ex-con whos been hired to remodel an apartment next door to one owned by Caesar (JOE PANTOLIANO), a man who launders money for the Mafia. ... Full Article

These United States get around. The local alt-folk-pop band is wrapping up a six-week national tour Sunday at the Black Cat . Led by Jesse Elliott, the band features a rotating cast of characters that almost always includes multi-instrumentalist J. ... Full Article

It's a beautiful thing - even if it is a quick knee-trembler around the back of the bar with that ugly girl/ guy from accounts. ... Full Article

1. Violet (Jennifer Tilly) and Corky (Gina Gershon) in Bound (1996) Whod have thought that Hollywoods best lesbian love story would come from a pair of straight guys? This debut feature by the Wachowski brothers ( The Matrix ) is ... Full Article

Friday October 4, 1996 "Bound" starts with a deceptive image of a young woman gagged and tied up--an image that first-time directors Larry and Andy Wachowski return to frequently as attraction grows between two women in a Chicago apartment house. ... Full Article