The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, an ex-partner and someone else in a "permanent" relationship, what do they choose to do?
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Hal HartleyDirector
- Hal HartleyWriter
- Hal HartleyOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey TaylorOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bill SageBill
- King Mustafa ObafemiDwight
- Miho NikaidoMiho
- Parker PoseyEmily
- Martin DonovanWalter
- Karen SillasDr. Clint
- Michael ImperioliMichael
- Maria SchraderWoman at Bar
- Peter FitzDoctor
- Masatoshi NagaseHal's assistant
- Harold PerrineauMen's Room Man #1
- Robert John BurkeMen's Room Man #2
Stills
Themes
based on short film