really, quite an appallingly modern performance of the story of william s. burrough's ill-fated wife, joan. the entire cast is horridly miscast while courtney love turns in an offensively bad performance as joan (oh, she was a vacuous vamp? well that would explain her involvement in the literary scene). it's as if the characters from friends dressed up and tried to understand beat poetry - no nuance, no understanding, and apparently little historical research. unless you like the beats and enjoy torturing yourself, this movie is a big miss.
