Bound is a crime thriller written and directed by the Wachowski brothers, the same guys who wrote and directed The Matrix. This movie is no Matrix but it is a great movie nonetheless. It’s a noir kind of film and everyone in it is dirty. I say that to express that there are no innocents here. Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon provide multiple scenes of girl on girl action and at first I thought that was all the movie was going to be. I might have been satisfied with that too but then the movie turned into this mob movie complete with money laundering, hitmen, blood, and Joe Pantoliano shouting and waving a gun. I had no idea how it was going to end.
The sex between Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon’s characters was intense but not outrageous. Both women played their part well and their sexuality seemed to ooze from the screen and believe it or not, without the sex, the rest of the movie wouldn’t have worked. Once it started being all about the money, the film leapt into suspense mode and never let up until the movie was all but over. It’s easy to know who to root for but since everyone in this movie is a bad guy of some sort, you just don’t know for sure until it’s over. Joe Pantoliano was at his maniacal best in this film, almost as if the role was made for him. I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end and give it an enthusiastic 4.5 out of 5 marks.