Hexed

132. Hexed

Hexed is a 1993 comedy starring Arye Gross and Claudia Christian.

As you might be able to judge from the movie poster, it sells itself as a spoof of the sexy thrillers of the time like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction. It sounds good on paper. In all honesty, it's something that should work. It doesn't quite manage to do so here, however. The biggest problem is that veers between spoofing and attempting original humor.

To sum up the story, Gross' Matthew works at a semi-upscale hotel. He has a reputation for being something of a liar. When he gets word that international supermodel Hexina is coming to stay at the hotel, he's determined to go on a date with her. Primarily because he's obsessed with her and has already told everyone that he's been with her in the past. He deceitfully manages to snag a chance to go out with her but he quickly finds that sometimes it's best to be careful what you wish for.

The writer/director here is Alan Spencer, creator of television's Sledgehammer! Aside from that show and this movie, he doesn't appear to have done much else. I never really saw Sledgehammer but if it's anything like this movie, I guess I didn't miss much. The story is decent enough but could be better if it would pick one path and focus on it. The cast is good. Arye Gross has always been one of those actors that I enjoy that the average person would never be able to identify. Claudia Christian is good as Hexina. The majority of the story revolves around her so she needs to be on top of her game, and she is. Support comes from the late Adrienne Shelly, Ray Baker and R. Lee Ermey.

Nostalgia led me to purchase this on dvd not long ago. Had I remembered the actual movie, I probably would have just Netflixed it or something rather than drop $10. Overall, it's definitely safe to skip this one.