I consider William H. Macy one of the greatest actors alive today. Though I wanted to figure out what this story meant, I just turned away fairly early. I didn't fast forward or stop watching, I did lose interest.
For reasons we cannot grasp, a businessman goes off the rails and leaves his wife just after they have sex. He tells her he's terribly unhappy with her. He wanders the streets trying to hook up with prostitutes. But disliking all the expense and arguing over price. Eventually he hooks up with a waitress.
Edmond kept looking for something that we could never discern. All we knew is no one gave it to him. He ends up in prison for slashing the waitress to death. The surreal way it happened doesn't make us care. We aren't invested in any "real" emotion.
Please avoid this. Not even Macy can save it. It's based on a David Mamet play and feels like a theater performance.
Bandon has the DVD.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443496/
Look for additional information on Amazon: Edmond
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