Patrick Swayze is the man. He went to the Virgin Islands once, and when he came back they had to change the name to just “The Islands”. Ok ok… that’s an old Chuck Norris joke, but I think it applies. Anyway, Patrick has just signed on for a new film where… get this… he plays a strip club owner, and Jessica Biel is one of his dancers. SOLD.
Ok, but seriously, I read the outline for this film… and to be honest it just sort of leaves me saying “WTF?!?!” Yahoo gives this description:
Patrick Swayze and Kris Kristofferson have joined Forest Whitaker, Jessica Biel and Ray Liotta in the ensemble drama “Powder Blue.” The indie drama follows several Angelenos as they meet on Christmas Eve through chance, tragedy and divine intervention. Swayze will play the sleazy owner of the strip club where Biel’s character performs.
Kristofferson will play the head of a corporate crime organization who tries to convince his former employee (Liotta) not to seek vengeance on his former co-workers. Whitaker, who also serves as a producer on the film, will play a suicidal ex-priest. Additionally, Newcomer Alejandro Romero will play a transsexual prostitute who shares an unexpected bond with the priest. Eddie Redmayne will portray a mortician who falls in love with Biel’s character.
See what I mean by “WTF!?!?!” It sounds sort of convoluted to me. Not one “normal” person in there. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though. I’d have to hear more about the story. Please don’t make it yet another one of these “4 stories pretty much unconnected running at the same time… and all up on their hind legs begging for Oscar’s attention” type of films. I’m pretty much sick of those.
Still, the casting is solid, they are pretty insane sounding characters (which is interesting) and if given some sort of decent story thread it could work really well. Oh who am I kidding… Biel is a stripper in a club owned by Swayze… I’m so there.
