A 2006 American neo-noir written and directed by Todd Robinson that has two homicide detectives (John Travolta and James Gandolfini) on the trail of two con artists (Jared Leto and Salma Hayek), who target rich people in personal ads.
The movie also stars Dagmara Domińczyk, Bailee Madison, Laura Dern, Scott Caan, Michael Gaston, Bruce MacVittie, Nick Loren, John Doman, Marc Macaulay, Jason Gray-Stanford, and Dan Byrd.
It was released on October 21, 2006.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Name: Delphine Downing.
- Bath Suicide: The suicide of a woman is staged and the police find her in a bathtub full of her blood.
- Historical Beauty Update: The movie is about Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez. It starred Hayek and Leto. Also a Race Lift, as Beck was Caucasian and Fernandez was Spanish.
- Historical Domain Character: Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, con artists who targeted lonely rich women.
- I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine: Dern and Caan previously worked together on Novocaine.
- Ms. Fanservice: Martha Beck. She's played by Salma Hayek so this is hardly surprising.
- Outlaw Couple: Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, as Fernandez wrote to and romanced lonely ladies, only for Fernandez and Beck to murder them.
- Sex Goddess: Martha is certainly skilled with her mouth, something Raymond and a very lucky highway patrolman learn firsthand.
- Tagline: "Love can be murder".
