Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Expected more

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

When I first started watching Alan Rudolph's "Trixie", my reaction was that Emily Watson's character talked like George W. Bush. However, it turns out that her malapropisms are nothing compared to the double-speak of those around her. It's basically a satire on the political world. Nick Nolte's senator is truly a slimeball.No, "Trixie" isn't a masterpiece, but it is a fun satire. The character's Archie Bunker-style verbal goofs are the best parts, but there's even more in store, as she ends up involved in a murder plot surrounded by sleazy characters. Worth seeing.Also starring Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Murphy, Nathan Lane, Will Patton and Lesley Ann Warren.

Think about it: if you met someone who was constantly saying things like "I'm absolutely ravishing, where's the food?" or "does she have any relatives she might be related to?", would you laugh or would you just look in amazement, wondering what the hell is wrong with that idiot? The answer to that question will determine your reaction to "Trixie" as a comedy, since this misuse of well-known expressions and phrases is the movie's ONLY attempt at humor. It's a shame to find such an interesting actress as Emily Watson playing such an uninteresting character. There is also a mystery, and it's pretty tired, but it does offer one good surprise at the end, so I guess the movie earns a ** out of 4 rating.

Emily Watson is a wonderful actress, capable of amazing things.This movie, on the other hand...I am not sure that there are words...This might be the worst film that I have ever watched without changing the channel. I only watched because I am that big an Emily Watson fan. But I've got to say, you needn't bother.

Good movie. Odd, off balance, imaginative, agitating - everything that an ultra-passive braincell-hybernating spoonfed-explosion stale-cool critics-approved movie pencil-envies. My opinion.