Wonderfully offbeat film!

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Well, I love Kathleen Robertson, and she is totally and extremely sweet and gorgeous and beautiful here. Well, this is it. There is nothing else to say about this empty waste of time. The plot is all trite and cliché. Menage a trois, two boys on one girl, then there is one more boy, then some more very dubiously obvious plot events, and very beat up and all the usual things and/// and then it is terribly boring. Kathleen is sexy and she does have a cool voice, deep and suave, and yeah, does that save the movie, nay, it never does. Well, the movie is just a seemingly predictable array of all possible clichés one can think about, and please do not expect any plot twists or unique changes. The 90 minutes will simply pass by and then voila, the titles. One can watch it only for the sake of extreme beauty of Kathleen and then quickly forget all about it.

Araki's most overtly heterosexual film, and hence painfully mainstream, is undeniably a dissapointment for fans of his previous films, particularly the brilliant twosome "Nowhere" and "The Doom Generation". In fact in many ways "Splendour" is like a John Hughes remake of "The Doom Generations" but without the explicit sex and violence, severed heads, castrations and Parker Posey in a bizarre wig - Araki has tossed his nihilism out the window, and come up with a frustratingly conventional romcom. It continues his repeated fascination with the three-way relationship, perhaps for obvious reasons he can only portray a heterosexual relationship with two males present, and his unique visual and editing style is still apparent though toned down. Not a bad film by any means as it is enjoyable and the performances are good, but one can't help but feel underwhelmed following the daft "Graduate"-style ending. Let's hope this is a one-off for Araki.

Okay if you like movies with hot guys and cute chicks you have to see Splendor. Its about a girls who lives in L.A. and meets the boys of her dreams and as she strives to make things easier they just get more complicated. And with an ending that you'd love,you'll never want to return this movie back to the video store.

'Splendor', writer/director Gregg Araki's debut film, is a bright, witty comedy of relationships, told from a woman's perspective. The film's opening shot sets the tone for the entire film; a beautiful girl lies between two handsome men, a look of pure bliss on her face, and sleepy satisfaction on theirs! Unusual for a mainstream American film, but this is NOT your usual 'Boy Meets Girl' movie!Young Veronica, portrayed by the astonishingly lovely Kathleen Robertson, comes to Hollywood to pursue an acting career; one evening, attending a crowded costume party with lesbian friend, Mike (British actress Kelly McDonald), she sees hunky drummer Zed (played with goofy charm by Matt Keeslar), and immediately is aroused, much to Mike's chagrin! As she is pulled away, she literally runs into handsome, sensitive writer Abel (the always watchable Johnathon Schaech) and sparks fly again, despite Mike's funny insults! After passing him her phone number, she retreats to the bathroom...and runs into Zed! Passions explode immediately, and a tryst begins that ends in her apartment, the next day...when Abel phones her!Veronica bemoans the fact that it's always 'feast or famine', but likes both guys too much to date either of them, exclusively! Of course the two suitors eventually meet, and Veronica is so sweet and desirable that she manages to convince both of them that a loving relationship between the three is not only possible, but desirable!This would be the 'end' of many films, but director Araki uses the threesome as the framework for an entire movie, covering a wide assortment of funny situations! As the 'glue' that holds this unusual relationship together, Robertson's portrayal of Veronica is a marvel, funny and sexy, yet vulnerable!Can this trio of young lovers survive, especially with a young, wealthy TV producer (Eric Mabius) waiting in the wings, to take Veronica away from all this? Watch 'Splendor', and find out! You WON'T be disappointed!