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'Dot the I': The love triangle never really squares
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

There's much more wrong with this movie than an undotted I. Following some obscure French custom, a blushing bride-to-be bestows a last maidenly kiss on a total stranger. Suddenly she has doubts about spending her life with her decent but dull fiance. Unfortunately director Matthew Parkhill's script isn't nearly as clever as he thinks it is, and the last-act sucker punch lacks, well, punch. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A bride-to-be bestows a last maidenly kiss on a total stranger. Suddenly she has doubts about spending her life with her decent but dull fiance. The love triangle may not be exactly what it seems.

FILM FACTS ...

Summit Entertainment

'Dot the I'

Director: Matthew Parkhill
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Tom Hardy, Charlie Cox
Run time: 92 minutes
Release date: March 30, 2005
Rating: R for strong sexuality/nudity, language and some violence.

On the web
Official movie site

READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D+
"Somewhat smart, but mostly superficial... Newbie writer-director Matthew Parkhill fails to cross his t's and mind his p's and q's."

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Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"... one-third thriller, two-thirds unimpressive romance and all near miss. The twist, as it is, lands with a thunk, which is what happens when the surprise is not smoothly integrated into the story but rather tacked on as a sophomoric stinger."