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“Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive”

2005 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by Lee Daniels · USA · American Independent Cinema
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

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Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr. Helen Mirren Vanessa Ferlito Macy Gray Joseph Gordon-Levitt Mo'Nique

Credits

Written by: Will Rokos

Plot

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

Sinekatalog’s take

Two hired killers who are also lovers try to protect a mother and baby from a ruthless gangster. The material is lurid and the style heated, but the film tends toward melodrama and overreach rather than conviction.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.5 / 10 (7,124 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 17%
Metacritic: 33/100
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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