Lip Service (1999)

Another side of Jami Gertz!

My purchase of this movie is because of Jami Gertz whose work I really enjoy. What an intense character she plays here. This is not the sweet and likable Jami of Jersey Girl, the television series Still Standing, or the TV movie Undercover Christmas, etc. However, this is a performance in which Jami excells. She seems to relish the opportunity to play such a wild character who is completely uninhibited, and very sexually predatory. I've mentioned in other reviews my attraction to so many of Jami's characters being the likability--characters whom I would love to marry (especially Judy Miller on Still Standing). This is not one of those characters--and that's great. A role like this allows her to stretch and try other things. Sybil Temtchine is also excellent here in an equally complex role. Simply put, this is a revenge story. Be prepared to go on quite a ride to the very explosive and surprising ending. July 8, 2008

Lip Service

This Movie is one of the best I've seen in a while. Jami Gertz who plays Kat is absolutely stunning and gives a knock out performance as the wild friend from college (to put it mildly). Sybil Temchen plays the well to do and very put together Allison Cole. Kat is a nymphomaniac and Allie is too scared to entirely act on her impulses. The movie has hints of comedy, drama, and suspense but I'm not sure exactly which category it should be put in. All in all, it is a great movie with a few unexpected twists. I highly recommend this movie to everyone (over the age of 17). April 24, 2003

Lip Service

What can i say. Its a movie thats meant to be a bit suspensful and it is. Its also quite hilarious. Alie is quite well off, and runs her own company selling artsy furniture that she puts off as her own designs. Her most successful piece being a rosebud chair. Only thing is Alie really didnt make that chair. Her best friend Kat made that chair. Well, Kat comes in for a visit. See Kats not like Alie, atleast not anymore. Kats still the same as she was in art school. She sleeps around alot, drinks alot and basically does everything alot. Shes a dred head bohemian wild child and Alies, well, not. Kats a sweetheart and Alie knows that, but when Kat finds out that Alie has used her gift to get ritch off of while Alie was selling herself to make money for dinner she is less than thrilled. She then proceeds to slowly destroy Alies success. Its not a thriller. Its not a drama. Its not a comedy. Its a movie about honesty, rules in love, and of all things, its a movie about friendship and finding the root of it and whats worth fighting for. This movie is not risque, which the cover makes it appear that way. Its a fun movie. I definatly recomend it. Its also set the the sounds of Ani Difranco which is a definate plus in my book. She fits the film. February 15, 2003

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