"Red Letters" - At A Glance

Movie Title:
Red Letters
Country:
USA
Year:
2000
That means she was:
39 years old when it was released
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College professor is ousted from his job for diddling around with students. He gets a new job at another college, where he begins rummaging through the mail of a former tenant, and is charmed by love letters from a woman named Lydia (Nastassja) who happens to be in prison for murder. Subplots ensue, too numerous to explain. The gist of the movie revolves around the question of whether or not Lydia is really guilty of murder/can she be trusted.
Is she in it much?
Practically the entire film.
When should I watch out for her?
Near the beginning, all the way to the end.
Well known co-stars:
Lots...Peter Coyote and Fairuza Balk, Ernie Hudson, Jeremy Piven, and even Pauly Shore
And is it any good?
Not really. For such a first-rate cast, it flails around miserably...after an interesting start. Production values are strictly Grade B. Nastassja supposedly dyes her hair black about midway thru the film, but it's perfectly obvious to all that it's just a cheap wig.

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