I love this film. I know it's faults - the continuity seems all over the shop, some scenes randomly start and stop, characters sort of appear and then disappear, it takes a while to figure out how the characters know each other.
But it's still wonderful. I love the keenly observed depiction of the group dynamics - the social strata involved - the way the characters get to know each other, become friends, fall in and out of love.
Chloe Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale start off trying desperately to become part of the club then become royalty, kind of. Mackenzie Astin, who has a real knack for Stillman dialogue, uses his friend Chris Eigman to get into the club, loses his job... but eventually becomes attached to Van, the head bouncer. Beckinsale dates Astin then they break up. Matt Keeslar pines after Sevigny.
The dialogue is consistently unexpected and entertaining. The cast handle the dialogue well. Everyone is gorgeously shot. Why didn't Keeslar have a bigger career?
My favourite bits:
*Astin and Eigeman talking in the cab at the end
* Holly (Tara Subkoff) talking about love
*the editing office scenes
*Keeslar talking about disco
*Beckingsale and Eigeman's walk and talk at the end - actually all of this last walk and talk including meeting Burr Steers (Van)
*The Lady and the Tramp scene.
It's got a lovely sense of time passing.
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