The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Alberta, a mousy young woman with the survival skills of a snail, loses cash that isn't hers, so she runs from her small town to Seattle where her old babysitter, Celene, lives - a dominatrix with a classy apartment and a life plan. She lets Alberta stay. Alberta gets a job as a checker at a supermarket and becomes fascinated with Celene's work.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
51 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike ShieldsOriginal Music Composer
- Robert CuffleyDirector
- Robert CuffleyWriter
- Jason LongWriter
Cast
- Leelee SobieskiAlberta
- Tricia HelferCelene
- Lothaire BluteauRene
- Michael EklundAaron
- Jacob TierneyPaul
- Michael AdamthwaiteIsaac
- Ross McMillanSpencer
- Sarah ConstiblePenelope
Stills
Themes
dominatrixbdsm