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One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Blistering performances.

This fascinating and well made true life murder movie is stylishly made with a tongue in cheek humor throughout. The glamor is fun to watch and the murders are quite brutal. The strange marriage and the stranger than fiction killings are very interesting to watch.The cast is good if much better looking than the real life characters. The stunningly beautiful Paz Vega who looks like a prettier version of Penelope Cruz makes the most of the juicy role as the unbelievably deranged stripper turned murderous wife. Candice Bergen is effective as the disapproving mother in law. Rob Lowe is quite good as the whipped hotel heir who for some strange reason still stayed married to that crazy wife.Worth a watch.

This is based upon a true story.Ben Novak Jr (Rob Lowe) inherited the famous Fountainebleau Hotel in Florida. He married Narcy (Paz Vega), a stripper and pole dancer and she has a daughter,/ May (Seychelle Gabriel). Later Narcy accuses Ben of being unfaithful. Let the games begin. In the beginning we see that Ben is dead, but he narrates the story anyway. They can do this in Hollywood. The narration is almost tongue-in-cheek and Ben holds no animosity toward Narcy, who becomes the center of a police investigation and he actually, kind of, blames himself as he believes he and Narcy were similar. When he is first attacked he doesn't want to file formal charges against Narcy because the publicity would harm his business.Also in the beginning we will see some kinky sex stuff as young Ben is exposed to the Stripper world. It doesn't last long and after that there is no more, but it is shown to show Ben's upbringing in this arena and perhaps accumulating his taste for kinky sex. Candace Bergan plays Ben's mother Bernice and does a credible job, but the scene where she dances (awkwardly) with a expensive sable wrap was wholly out of place and embarrassing to watch. Thankfully that scene doesn't last long. Because Narcy knows that Ben's Will gives everything to Bernice, Narcy has some work for her brothers. Later when Ben wants to legally adopt May, Narcy knows there is more work to be done. Hard to believe there are people like Narcy out there, but there are. See the statements at the end of the movie to find out what happened to everyone. (5/10)Violence: Yes. Sex: Yes. Nudity: Yes, briefly in the beginning. Language: No.

What starts like a noir thriller, complete with narration from the male lead, turns out to be a series of physical and mental abuses. It resembles a sensational tabloid, spamming view of attractive women, cash and drug, but ultimately offers no intelligent insight. Though it has a couple of good performances, the entire logic hinges on the seductress' ability to dodge peril simply because she's attractive, which admittedly she is, even though without clever plan whatsoever.Ben (Rob Lowe) is born with silver spoon and grows up at showgirls' dressing room. He is not the best judge of character nor does he have decent moral compass, which is why he falls for Narcy (Paz Vega), a stunning exotic dancer. Along the years of their relationships, it's apparent that Narcy has appetite for hurting people. This is no Gone Girl, don't expect smart planning or foresight, it's a thriller where the girl does whatever she wants as she spirals into madness.Granted, Paz Vega is an appropriate cast for the seductress, she's attractive and has a deceptively ominous air about her. However, the role is shallow, she's continuously mistreating those around her just for the sake of being cruel and Ben does nothing but narrates. Candice Bergen as Ben's mother is compelling, partially because she seems to be the most rational character.Aside for a few titillating glamorous scenes, lavish atmosphere and semi dark comedy, the film barely keeps the plot together. It resorts in abrupt twists for shock value or sudden exaggerated change. Beautiful and Twisted will only suffice for those wanting a casual drama, as a crime thriller it simply relies on the good looks and not on the twisted intricacy.

This film is far from beautiful and I would agree with rather bent or twisted.It's another opportunity for Rob Lowe to play in a lunatic like film. He is brought up in extraordinary wealth and largely ignored by his jet-setting parents. By later in the film, the mother, ably played by a very aged Candice Bergen admits that her marriage to the wealthy magnate was far from a bargain.The murder scenes are gruesome to say the least as Ben (Lowe) gets the idiot of the year award for putting up with his dazzling but beautiful wife and her escapades of violent behavior directed at him and his mother.Neurotically sick best describes this film and it doesn't exactly show the Florida police as being savvy in the beginning to figure out what is going on here.