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| | "ivans xtc." review (2002) | SPLICEDwire | Bernard Rose, Danny Huston, Peter Weller |
 | | Starring Danny Huston, Peter Weller, James Merendino, Adam Krentzman, Lisa Enos, Joanne Duckman, Robert Graham, Caroleen Feeney, Sarah Goldberg, Tiffani Thiessen (cameo), Valeria Golino (cameo), Angela Featherstone (cameo), Victoria Silvstedt |
 | | Then writer-director Rose ("Immortal Beloved," "Candyman") rewinds to one week prior to set the stage for what we've seen and introduce us to Ivan himself, played by Danny Huston (son of director John Huston) in an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk. |
 | | But such ostentatiously low-budget, overly artsy shortcomings are balanced out by Rose's ability to create a viscous atmosphere of dread and sadness, and by Huston's incredible acting that embodies Ivan's fear and fatigue without letting go his bombastic psyche and smarmy, treacherous charm. |
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