All right, all right. You're reading this and wondering what the hell we're doing covering some Lifetime movie, right? Well, let's get down to it. This has a few things going for it you might not expect. First, the obvious: Agnes Bruckner, who showed great promise in BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE and continues to just, well, be really hot and show up all over the place, is playing Anna Nicole Smith. Smith was a Guess Jeans and Playboy Model, B-movie star, and later a reality TV sensation who died tragically of a drug overdose and Bruckner looks spot on as the eccentric model/actress. Second, the pic is directed by AMERICAN PSYCHO helmer Mary Harron, which should give a little street cred right off the bat. And third, there's a great roster of co-stars, including Martin Landau as Smith's 90-year-old late husband, Adam Goldberg as her former husband, Cary Elwes as her late husband's son, and Virginia Madsen as Vickie Arthur, Smith's mother.
For a TV movie, that's a pretty good stack of talent and I have to admit that I'm intrigued enough to set the DVR for this. Okay, I'm a little ashamed, but I'm easily manipulated when you throw in hot crazy former stripper/Playboy models. It's in my blood, what can I tell you. If you ever witnessed the insanity that was the Anna Nicole Show on E! then you know what I'm talking about and if you happened to grow up during the height of Anna Nicole Smith's hottest days then you're probably right there with me. It's a sad, tragic tale any way you slice it, but you can count me in for this train wreck.
Enjoy:
Anna Nicole premieres Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.
