(rated PG-13, approx. 105)
A princess (Mira Sorvino) is determined to restore her homeland’s throne to its rightful heir, a young prince with whom she falls in love (if it were only that easy). One day a beautiful princess (Sorvino) is walking through the woods when low and behold, she witnesses a beautiful man, Prince Agis (Jay Rodan) bathing in a pond, nude. Determined to win him over she goes to great lengths including seducing Hermoncrates (Ben Kingsley) the great Philosopher at the castle where Prince Agis resides. Hermoncrates is a woman-hater onto her games, or as he says ” won’t expose himself to your dangerous gender”. But it doesn’t stop there. She also poses as a wealthy merchant (man) seducing his sister and enjoys posing as a gay man to get closer to Agis, who seems smitten with her as a male. If this sounds confusing it is. Think “Tootsie” when Hoffman’s character Michael Dorsey plays a man, a woman, a lesbian and a gay man except this is wordy and complex. Sorvino tries to tackle her men and role with much energy and annoying husky-fake male vocals. Overall, this “Dangerous Liaisons” attempt of a period piece seems unnecessary and will send you fleeing from the theater and into the twenty-first century.
