Sweet Revenge (1998)
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
Genres - Comedy, Romance, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Jun 9, 1998 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - France, United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Telecast on American cable television as Sweet Revenge, this wickedly black comedy was produced for British TV under the title The Revengers' Comedies, which was also the name of the Alan Ayckbourn play collection upon which it was based. Late one night on London Bridge, two potential suicides meet. Henry Bell (Sam Neill) is a midlevel executive who has been unfairly fired by his office rival; Karen Knightly (Helena Bonham Carter) is a nutty heiress whose boyfriend has jilted her in favor of a bitchy American beauty. Forsaking their plans to kill themselves, Henry and Karen go the Strangers on a Train route by agreeing to "swap" revenges: Karen will dispose of Henry's enemy, Bruce Tick (Steve Coogan), while Henry will destroy Karen's bĂȘte noire, Imogen Saxton-Billing (Kristin Scott Thomas). A U.S./U.K./French co-production, Sweet Revenge made its official debut over America's Showtime network on September 24, 2000.
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injustice, rescue, revenge, suicide, suicide-attempt