Declarations Of Independence
August, 2000
The idea of director Alan Rudolph being cute is somewhat frightening, but Trixie (Sony Pictures Classics) is the result. Emily Watson is so watchable that she almost--almost--makes the role of a working-class, malaprop-spouting security aide turned detective believable. After routine jobs nabbing shoplifters, she gets a chance to work undercover at a lakeside resort casino. The shy Trixie makes a few friends, including lounge performer Nathan Lane, young Dermot Mulroney and boozy, seen-it-all Br...
