Bound
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
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Violet calls Mickey pretending Gino and Johnnie are hospitalized
Corky and Violet drive away together with the stolen money
The film jumps from peak suspense during the hospital deception sequence to a more mixed reception of the somewhat unrealistic but satisfying escape ending.
Bound builds steadily from a stylish noir setup through intelligent plotting to sustained edge-of-your-seat suspense in its final act. Critics consistently praised the Wachowskis' directorial debut for its clever screenplay, visual style, and particularly Joe Pantoliano's frenzied performance, though some found the lesbian relationship contrived and the ending unrealistic. The film peaks during its cat-and-mouse sequences where the tension becomes almost unbearable according to multiple reviewers.
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