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The Business of Strangers (2001)
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A rich character study fueled by two superb performances, The Business of Strangers turns feminism on its side with a spontaneous battle of wills. Traveling executive Julie (Stockard Channing) has just received a lofty promotion, but an airport delay leaves only her hard-edged new assistant Paula (Julia Stiles) to celebrate with. When a corporate recruiter (Frederick Weller) becomes the unwitting victim of their drunken power play, these women forge a competitive bond that veers toward volatile melodrama. But first-time director Patrick Stettner is more interested in how these strong but vulnerable women assess each other, revealing...
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The Business of Strangers Movie Review by B Movie Ben  (1/22/2008) |
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Fascinating study of two very different women with the ever impressive Stockard Channing (The Matthew Shepard Story, "The West Wing") and Julia Stiles (The Bourne Trilogy, Edmond).
Julie (Channing) had to scrape her way to the top, apparently coming from the wrong side of the tracks. She is so fearful that, when her boss...
(complete The Business of Strangers review by B Movie Ben)
| The Business of Strangers Movie Review by Zara (5/27/2007) |
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The phrase guaranteed to get me going is "character study." I don't know what it is about a movie that doesn't really DO a whole lot of anything, I just know that I prefer getting a chance to get to know a couple of people, listening to their stories and watching their messy realities. I understand that this type of movie...
(complete The Business of Strangers review by Zara)
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