I got this movie since the cover looked good and I do enjoy Bradley Cooper. The child actors (especially the girl) are terrible. The cinematography is like a bad 80s made for TV picture and the quality of film changes from scene to scene. The sound is bad and in some scenes sounds like your in a room with a bad echo. The lighting is inconsistent and changes within a scene. I have no idea what the plot is. After an hour I had to turn it off, something I've rarely ever done. The acting done by the Cooper and the main actress was fine, they obviously know what they are doing, and it simply highlights when bad actors come in. Its just bad.

A few valid situations, plus the flashbacks (which were few),I made three attempts to watch it, hoping it was a good movie, but it wasn't just regular, it had potential, but it made it boring, I disliked it, two male scrotums for the which was not worth fighting, except for the vain beauty...

How do you review a film you haven't watched? By saying, after a mere ten minutes, its obvious this film has a repulsive quality which negates any joys. In the first few minutes, a young man, Jeff (Bradley Cooper, before he hit it big) is playing jazz and R & B tunes on a VERY minor FM channel. What he plays is very fine. But, soon after, a young beautiful woman and man are making love, explicitly and talking about sex as well. After watching this scene, the film switches to an upscale restaurant, where Jeff and the young woman are employed. As they discuss a customer, its obvious that the lady, again, has been using sex to get what she wants. At that moment, off went the film. It was NOT for me, although I have watched films of an R rated nature. Perhaps even this small movie had some good points but, alas, its not worth the wait for better morals and happenings. My advice is just skip it. As I checked it out of a library, I feel certain the staff selected it for Cooper's inclusion, probably when re-released. What a tragedy, as there are certainly better, more tasteful flicks on the same subject, somewhere.