An exploration of sex: "A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality."

"Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple TV-informed utterances are mistaken for profundity." "A vital statement on our TV reality, on how we develop our heroes, and on how power perpetuates itself".

Woody Allen at his best: "The layers of self-awareness and self-referentiality at the heart of this film are dizzying." Beautifully shot, deeply philosophical.

Drugs give dreams and take them away. "Celebrates the dubious glamour of the junkie lifestyle at the same time it rubs our faces in its inevitable squalor."

A depressing movie about two brother's search for love, sex, and self. "Grim, funny, moving and thought-provoking, Roehler's film will find some people who will rank it as one of their films of the year and others who will say that he has ruined Houellebecq's book."