Rick

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2005 Filmcritic.com

An update of Rigoletto as seen through the pen of the author of the Lemony Snicket books, Rick is mean-spirited and cruel, and borderline delicious. Bill Pullman is on target as the title character, a widower who plays a fierce game in the business world but who is really just a lackey for his even-bigger prick of a boss, Buck. But the real revelation here is Agnes Bruckner, turning in a nuanced performance as Buck's undersexed yet amazingly hot daughter, worlds away from her dormouse role in Blue Car, seen just a year earlier.

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Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Curtiss Clayton
  • Producer: Ruth Charny, Jim Czarnecki, Sofia Sondervan
  • Screenwriter: Daniel Handler
  • Stars: Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford, Agnes Bruckner, Sandra Oh, Dylan Baker, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marianne Hagan
  • MPAA Rating: R