Art of Revenge

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Art of Revenge
Directed bySimon Gornick
Written bySimon Gornick
Produced by
  • Stephanie Kime
  • Simon Gornick
  • Nancy Babka
  • Mark Binder
  • Linda Carolei
Starring
CinematographyPatrice Lucien Cochet
Edited by
  • Larry Madaras
  • Melissa Remenarich-Aperlo
Music by
  • Viktor Phoenix
  • Rossano Totino
Production
company
Broad Beach Productions
Distributed by
  • Trans World Associates (Japan)
  • Trinity Home Entertainment (International)
Release date
  • February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States

Art of Revenge is a 2003 drama thriller film written and directed by Simon Gormick. The film was released straight to video, starring Joyce Hyser and Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind.

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Plot

When Matthew Kane (Stephan Jenkins) becomes a successful architect, he leaves his wife of seven years, Lara (Joyce Hyser), to nurture his newfound taste for younger and prettier women. Bent on revenge, Lara hires a beautiful con artist named Tuesday (Nichole Hiltz) to seduce and emotionally destroy her ex-husband. When the two women become more involved with Matt as well as each other, a story of loyalty, vengeance, and betrayal begins to unfold as the situation becomes more dangerous than expected for all parties involved.

Cast

Reception

Writing for The A.V. Club , Nathan Rabin referred to the film as "hilariously awful," specifically criticizing Jenkins's "inexplicably effeminate performance that throws the film off balance." [1]

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References

  1. Rabin, Nathan (March 26, 2003). "Art Of Revenge". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.