Confrontational and provocative as ever, Neil LaBute's latest, Dirty Weekend, has already been picking up steam on the festival circuit. Reuniting with his Some Velvet Morning star, Alice Eve, who is joined by Matthew Broderick, the film explores sexuality between two colleagues during a weekend in which many secrets are revealed. Here's the synopsis:
Colleagues Les (Matthew Broderick) and Natalie (Alice Eve) are delayed in the Albuquerque airport. Restless, irritated, and unable to stand the service workers he meets at every turn, Les heads downtown. Natalie refuses to leave his side and discovers that his supposedly aimless wandering has more of a point than he is willing to admit. Natalie conceals secrets of her own, though neither can keep them quiet for long. A rapport grows between this unlikely pair, and soon they search out a spark of excitement in this most unlikely of locales.
Many of LaBute's films have a deep, dark, and ugly perspective, and there are certainly indications of that in this trailer. However, many of the early reviews have noted LaBute is going for something a bit softer, funnier, and perhaps even hopeful. That would be an interesting turn. Dirty Weekend hits theaters and VOD on September 4th.
