30 Beats

I was not very selective in the movie that I watched last night, and I ended up watching a mediocre film, 30 Beats. It has a good lineup of actors including Condola Rashad, Justin Kirk, and Jennifer Tilly. 30 Beats follows the pathway of some movies that I have watched recently. It follows a circular pathway with each new character leading to the next principal character. What is the story?

The circular chain of connections begins with the encounter of the virginal Julie (Condola Rashad), who presents herself to Adam (Justin Kirk), a former teacher, and bluntly asks him to deflower her. Their meeting involves a red string kabbalah bracelet with possibly mystical power that seemingly renders Adam, a champion womanizer, sexually dysfunctional.

He is so distressed that he consults Erika (Jennifer Tilly), a psychic who cures him and then seduces him. No sooner has he left her lair than her occasional boyfriend, a bike messenger named Diego (Jason Day), comes calling. Erika has an elaborate set of rules to keep things hot but casual between them. When Diego confesses that he fancies himself in love with Laura (Paz de la Huerta), a woman he has been discreetly stalking, Erika offers friendly advice.

You get the idea of what happens from this point, and, ultimately it leads back to Julia. While this is not a bad movie, it is not a good movie either. I do not recommend this movie.