Love is a tangled web of lies and deceit in the film Tangled (2001) which stars Rachael Leigh
Cook as Jenny Kelley, the woman that both David and Alan (Shawn Hatosy and
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, respectfully) love and will do anything for. When David is taken into custody after being
hit by a car in the middle of nowhere, he tells Det. Anne Andersle (Lorraine Bracco)
how he got to where he was by telling her how it all started with his meeting
of Jenny. Jenny and he develop a quick
friendship as they have some of the same classes at school but when his childhood
friend Alan shows up at a party they are both at, everything changes. Alan is immediately smitten with Jenny and
they start a love affair that turns David upside down but he knows what type of
womanizing man Alan can be and soon realizes that his fears may tear Jenny
apart if she discovers the truth.
Love hurts in this film as both David and Alan try their
best to win over Jenny even as it continues to tear her apart until there is a
breaking point and the three find themselves down a dark path in which none of
them will survive unscathed.
This is a slow burning thriller as it takes its time to
develop the characters and their relationships to one another and their descent
down a dark road. This kind of thriller
works because all of the actors do such a great job bringing their characters
to life. The screenplay is by Jeffrey
Lieber (with a screen story by Lieber, Michael Shapiro, and Shawn
Simmons). The film is directed by Jay
Lowi who does a great job keeping the film focused on these three characters
for most of the running time of the film.
There are a few twists and turns that keep the story fresh and unpredictable. I very good film for those looking for a
young adult thriller.
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