Show j Spread tells common LA story with uncommon sharpness Emily Contributing Writer Tens of thousands of people flock to Los Angeles every month to fulfill lifelong dreams and glamorous aspirations Spread which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday tells the tale of one such idealist Nikki Ashton Kutcher is an LA resident making a living off his good looks and charm He is in his own own words homeless carless earless and jobless but spends most of his time in million- million dollar mansions and fancy clubs Hes He's made a career out of seducing women into supporting him and jumps from liaison to liaison with calculated expertise But then he meets Heather Margarita a fiery waitress who trips up his game while hes he's shacked up with desperate- desperate for-companionship for lawyer Samantha Anne Heche Kutcher Heche and all lend solid performances to their tormented characters while Jason Dean Hall provides a sharp script and a witty scathing narration through Nikki In the tradition of American Gigolo and Shampoo Hall created a story about a womanizer with untapped depth but buthe buthe buthe he added a serious dose of indie edge Therein lies the films film's compatibility with Sundance Complimenting Halls Hall's script is vivid cinematography by Stephen Poster Nikki's story is told against a bright backdrop of sunny cityscapes and sweeping single-shot single sequences making Los Angeles as much of a featured element in the film as any of its characters This movie is a dance Poster said at the premiere And its it's a love affair with Los Angeles that Ive I've always wanted to tell |