Despite all the dreadful press, and taken with a pinch of salt, this ain't such a bad schlock thriller. There are some unintentionally hilarious moments for both the earnest Dafoe and the Queen of Sex herself. The plot has been done before but who cares, as it's all good, clean entertainment! find out more...

The 'Exotica' is a seedy strip joint in the outskirts of Toronto, where Eric, DJ and MC, watches nightly as his ex-girlfriend Christina performs a provocative schoolgirl routine. Regular customer Francis garners favours, Thomas goes through a series of interesting situations involving his pet shop, a gruff taxi-sharing stranger, unexpected tickets to the opera and smuggled eggs of a rare bird...... multiple story lines unfold in a splendid tangle of cutbacks, forward and backward references and find out more...