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What the Hell Is Leelee Sobieski Doing Here?

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (19)

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It’s been a while since we played my favorite game, Hollywood Word Jumble!™ Here, we have the trailer for Acts of Violence, and its entry into the game is a doozy. Ready? Here we go: Leelee Sobieski, Ron Perlman, kung fu movie (actually, I don’t know that it’s kung fu).

Yeah. Oh, let’s throw in graphic rape scene. I know, I’m friggin’ baffled too. Whatever. Watch the trailer and then let’s discuss:

OK, so we’ve got Leelee married to Il Lim, who is also the director and writer. It’s a story about a man whose wife is raped, compelling him to secretly go out and brutally kill those responsible, without his wife’s knowledge. The only one to know is a priest, Ron Perlman. I am totally mystified by this plot. The fight scenes look impressive and well-choreographed (and pretty damn brutal), but strangely incongruous with the subject matter. Yet, apparently Acts of Violence has been doing pretty well on some film festival circuits. I’m not sold on it — it’s Lim’s first writing and directing gig, and his first full-length acting job as well. Also, I have a seriously hard time watching rape scenes. Not to mention the fact that Leelee Sobieski has never really impressed me.

Oh, who the hell am I kidding. It’s got Ron Perlman. I’m in.









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Comments

Leelee Sobiwhatnow?

Are we supposed to know this skank?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 28, 2010 9:39 AM

It’s got Ron Perlman.

No one digs Ron more than me, but trust me, the man seems happy to take whatever comes his way. You'd think working on one of TV's best shows (Sons of Anarchy) and being able to pick his roles would give him the leeway to be choosier.

That said, I love that he's willing to take risks and do stuff like Cronos, Guillermo del Toro's first movie, which was in Spanish.

Posted by: Fredo at April 28, 2010 9:40 AM

The fuck did I just watch???

Posted by: Case at April 28, 2010 9:41 AM

LeeLee Sobieski's biggest successes are looking like Helen Hunt's young clone and being sold for sexual favors to 2 Eastern European dudes by Boris the Blade in Eyes Wide Shut.

Posted by: Fredo at April 28, 2010 9:47 AM

So, I couldn't hear it because the dishwasher is too loud and I don't care that much. It cracks me up to see someone taking revenge with spin kicks and stuff for some reason. That's also the second time in about a week or two that I've seen Perlman dressed as a priest, as I watched I Sell the Dead recently. That was a fun movie and I liked it. I don't think I like this one. How many people raped her? Or was it some sort of large conspiracy rape? How does he kill these people without the wife knowing? "Hey honey, I'm going to go, uh, walk around Home Depot and pick out some tiles for a bathroom remodel. Don't wait up."

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at April 28, 2010 9:50 AM

Don't forget she also married Frodo in that one end of the world movie.

Yeah, I'm not impressed either.

Posted by: Scully at April 28, 2010 9:51 AM

"being sold for sexual favors to 2 Eastern European dudes by Boris the Blade in Eyes Wide Shut."


Posted by: Fredo at April 28, 2010 9:47 AM

Basically she's a poor man's Chloe Sevigny impersonator. Maybe she should let Vincent Gallo's balls dangle from her chin so she can get a STARZ series opposite Bill Pullman (the poor man's Bill Paxton)

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 28, 2010 9:59 AM

What's so mystifying about it?
Pretty easy to discern that it's a martial-arts revenge flick (a la Forced Vengeance, etc.); questionable acting, heavy on the action/"drama;" weak in plot... yadda, yadda, yadda.
Nothing new under the sun.

Posted by: HammerHand at April 28, 2010 10:00 AM

Leelee Soblahblahblahblah was in that one truck driver movie with Paul Walker and the only thing I think of when I see her is:

"Caaaaaandy Caaaaaane" in that creepy old man voice.

Posted by: Katers at April 28, 2010 10:05 AM

Will they at least name Perlman's character Salvatore?

Posted by: branded at April 28, 2010 10:18 AM

Perlman Priest! Sold.

Posted by: admin at April 28, 2010 10:34 AM

Look good. I like the brutal fight scenes.

Posted by: MadClawMann at April 28, 2010 10:50 AM

I can't believe everybody missed the obvious connection. "wife gets raped, husband goes nuts and seeks revenge".

Sounds a lot like "Death Wish" only the wife got killed after being raped, so there was none of that inconvenient "keep it from the wife" stuff.

It was just the inconvenient "keep it from the cops" stuff.

Posted by: UncleJR at April 28, 2010 11:15 AM

I wish I knew some sweet-ass kung fu so I could take revenge when the inevitable hammer drops on my happy life. Shooting people is so anti-climactic. Using my hands and feet to beat someone to death at a leisurely pace would allow me to fully enjoy the revenge, dissipating all that fury that could've otherwise overflowed into everyday life. For example, some guy forgets to signal when switching lanes? KARATE CHOP!!! Lady ignores my full hands and lets a door close in my face? FLYING KICK!!! Interviewer asks if my mother is a prostitute? REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE!!!

Posted by: Kballs at April 28, 2010 11:23 AM

Leelee Sobieski's finest hour was getting kicked in the stomach by fucking Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man. Not that I advocate men kicking women, mind you, but goddamn that scene was HILARIOUS. Almost as good as the bear-suit punching that woman in the face. I felt like I was taking crazy pills.

Posted by: figgy at April 28, 2010 12:00 PM

'How did it burn?! How did it buuuuuuurn?'

The Wicker Man remake is comedy gold.

Posted by: Carrie (Teabelly) at April 28, 2010 12:15 PM

How many people raped her? Or was it some sort of large conspiracy rape?

That's what I want to know, too. From the trailer, it looks like he's out to kill a metric fuckton of people. Did all of them rape her? Did they set her up for it? Did she get into a bad situation with the wrong person/people? Unless someone spoils it for me, I don't think I'll ever know. This movie looks way too boring for me to invest two hours.

Posted by: stardust at April 28, 2010 12:41 PM

You missed the point. The movie is about forgiveness and faith - that we can not take revenge in our own hands -- see the movie and the awesome ending - you will see...

Posted by: Jack at May 6, 2010 10:33 AM

Where can I watch this movie?! I have been waiting forever to watch it.

Posted by: Franky at February 9, 2011 11:27 AM