Shape of Things, The (USA/France/UK; 96 min.) directed by: Neil LaBute starring: Rachel Weisz; Paul Rudd; Gretchen Mol; Fred Weller

Peg says: "Based on a stage play of his (and maybe more successful in that format) this was a dark, intriguing little tale of a beautiful grad student and artist (Rachel Weisz) who seduces a geeky museum docent (Paul Rudd) and makes him over to her specifications. The dialogue rings a bit false in the beginning but the film all ties up rather well in the end, I thought... I found myself thinking about the implications of this film a lot afterwards, which is something that Labute's work often does to me..."