Summaries

A young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a café is his long-lost love. His belief leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold in order to trail her.

Matthew, a young advertising executive in Chicago, puts his life and a business trip to China on hold when he thinks he sees Lisa, the love of his life who walked out on him without a word two years earlier, walking out of a restaurant one day. With a little help from his friend Luke, Matthew obsessively and relentlessly tracks Lisa down and while doing so, runs into another young woman calling herself Lisa whom, unknown to Matthew, is an actress named Alex and may hold the key to Lisa's disappearance, and discovery.—M.P.

In Chicago, advertising executive and former photographer Matthew is closing a business deal in a fancy restaurant with a Chinese representative, when he sees a woman that looks like his former passion Lisa. Two years ago, Lisa and Matthew had a love affair, and Lisa simply vanished when Matthew invited her to move with him to New York, where he had the invitation for a better job, and Matthew is still obsessed with her. Matthew decides to follow Lisa, and when he meets her, he realizes that Lisa is indeed another woman with the same name. Instead of going on a business trip to China, Matthew stays in Chicago with his friend Luke and decides to investigate the mystery.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • multiple perspectives
  • obsession
  • split screen
  • nonlinear timeline
  • flashback within a flashback
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Sep 2, 2004
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English Japanese
Filming locations Wicker Park, West Town, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production companies Lakeshore Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Mel's Cite du Cinema

Box office

Budget $30000000
Gross US & Canada $13001257
Opening weekend US & Canada $5467281
Gross worldwide $21741598

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 54m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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