Separate Ways (2001) User Reviews

The Only Reason I Watched It

[gordo_225 · 4/10 · 21 December 2004]

I watched this film because I am a fan of C.Thomas Howell. This movie was interesting at times but just a bit stupid at others. There is heaps of nudity in this film I guess it doesn't hurt having it in there but it doesn't really make the film better even though it did get my attention at times. The two Characters I liked the best was the secret agent and also the guy who came from over seas. Watch it if you want to but be careful there is some bad stuff in it eg poor special effects towards the end of the film. The acting I felt was not too bad and the script I felt was OK but it dragged on for awhile as well the whole film.

Another waste of time and money!

[reeves2002 · 1/10 · 6 March 2007]

I thought this may have been a good thriller because the description sounded OK and I also like C.Thomas Howel's acting.It was pathetic and the acting was bad and the script was worse.I was hoping it would be more like fatal attraction, the swim fan,or other really good thrillers i've seen on stalking.I was disappointed and could not sit through it.I checked a few more chapters out and it got even worse.I cannot believe how many times lately that i've gone to rent a movie and being so disappointed when realizing it's not what you expected.I really wish these bloody video stores would have a section for these trashy kind of films instead of placing them in a section with hopefully tons of other good unknown thriller's.

Not sure if the acting was bad because of the awful script or the script seemed bad because of the awful acting

[pannpost · 1/10 · 3 September 2004]

Massive spoilers here folks - be warned!: A woman who can't seem to get over a high school romance, because, despite the fact that(if the actors are meant to be around the same age as the characters) a good 20+ years must have passed since then, her paramour had said they 'would always be together', and then after having his 'manly' way with her nubile bod', broke up with her.

But, when she saw the news in her high school reunion (or whatever) newsletter that he was about to march down the isle with someone else, she decided to stalk him and remind him of his promise.

Enter the sleazy, unattractive, black-mailing, PI, with the sleazy, unattractive, chain smoking PA (personal assistant) (who it seems he's bonking on the side - who else would have them?).

Despite the jilted high-school sweethearts later protestations - after being confronted by the equally gormless 'soon to be married to someone else' ex-lover - that she never meant any harm, she managed to bump off a couple of clueless blokes in a pretty nasty way - including the aforementioned sleazy PI whom she offered to make a contra "I don't have all the money - perhaps we can come to some other arrangement" deal with and left him with a hypo in his saucy bits and a watery grave.

It went downhill after that...

This is without a doubt the worst movie I've ever seen....and I've seen Plan 9 from Outer Space. I'm not even sure why I kept watching it. Probably because it was on in the wee hours of the morning and I was waiting for a 'proper' movie to come on after it...I think. Maybe I just couldn't believe anything could be so bad.

However, if you're a red-blooded young male, you'll probably enjoy all the T & A.

The only character I found convincing was the sleazy Private Investigator. Neither the female nor the male lead elicited any emotion other than distaste - which was fine since she wasn't supposed to be likable, but I think we were supposed to feel sorry for him - not to mention his fiancée (equally boring and unlikable). Oh well, watch if you dare.