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Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly nearly set the screen on fire in this clever, female-powered twist on the standard Mob caper film. Gershon is Corky, an ex-con renovating the apartment next door to where Tilly's Violet lives. Violet is the moll of psychotic gangster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), who uses the apartment as an occasional location for meetings and beatings, and also uses Violet as an occasional plaything for his Mob cronies. Violet is attracted to the super-sexy Corky, and the two begin an intense affair. Corky hatches a plot to escape with $2 million that Caesar is planning to give to a Mob boss, and the mayhem escalates from there. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Jennifer Tilly - Violet
Gina Gershon - Corky
Joe Pantoliano - Caesar
Barry Kivel - Shelly
Christopher Meloni - Johnnie Marconi

1996

Best Cinematography (nominee)

Independent Spirit Awards

Bill Pope

Released on DVD after gaining a wider audience on video, =Bound features a 1.85:1 widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital capability, as well as trailers and a highly entertaining commentary track. Whereas most commentaries only feature the one or two filmmakers, the =Bound feature-length audio commentary features writer/directors Andy and Larry Wachowski, cinematographer Bill Pope, Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon and sex consultant Susie Bright. The commentary sounds like all involved recorded it on a random afternoon, with the stars arriving at different points in the track. Jennifer Tilly, for example, arrives somewhere in the middle of the film, breathless with apologies. Gina Gershon only makes it for the final reel. The feeling is incredibly informal and everyone seems to have fun in each other's company, making the commentary more entertaining for the listener. Susie Bright's involvement makes the commentary even more worthwhile. She takes her role of sex consultant on the film seriously and adds insightful comments to some of the imagery and material in the film. =Bound is presented in its uncut version, which restores a minute of film deemed too explicit for its U.S. release. As an example of a successful commentary track, Bound's DVD release is highly recommended. ~ Oliver Thornton, All Movie Guide

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