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Manhattan Night stars Adrien Brody as Porter Wren, a scandal-loving New York City tabloid writer, even though he’s a family man, devoted to his loving wife, Lisa (Jennifer Beals).
But then he stars an affair with Caroline (Yvonne Strahovski), who asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon (Campbell Scott). Cue a sexual obsession and blackmail which will threaten his job, his marriage, and his life…. so this looks like Basic Instinct-lite.
Based on this trailer, Ms Strahovski certainly has the femme fatale role down to a tee, as she alongside with Michael C Hall in Dexter, but as for the lead, he doesn’t convince and I’d much rather watch Adrien Brody Does Sit-ups In 3D!
The film is written and directed by Brian DeCubellis, based on the novel Manhattan Nocture by Colin Harrison.
Manhattan Night is out in the US on May 20th, but as of yet there’s no UK release date.
Check out the trailer below and click on the poster for the full-size version:
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