A grieving bank auditor (Bruce Greenwood) seeks emotional comfort
from a dancer (Mia Kirsher) at a specialized Toronto gentleman’s club which
stirs the ire of her ex-boyfriend and house DJ (Elias Koteas) while an animal
smuggling pet shop owner (Don McKellar) is brought into the damaged circle.
Atom Egoyan’s Exotica is
pretentiously and obliquely drawn but extremely involving and even spellbinding
in parts, with a big assist to the Leonard Cohen soundtrack. Greenwood and
especially Koteas standout in the cast.
*** 1/2 out of ****
