The Harsh Life of Veronica Lambert (2009)

Desire and addiction form the confluence of bad choices and unintended consequences for Veronica Lambert Her desperation to see her desires fulfilled is palpable as she acclimatizes to big city life while assuaged by the good intentions of Mr New York an oldtime movie hustler who befriends the new arrival to the Hollywood scene Her interest in true love and naivete in life becomes fodder for her married lover who ultimately seduces her into a criminallysociopathic and brutal act Similar to Crash or Pulp Fiction each characters progressively egocentric motives juxtapose one another form a crosshatch of competing elements to complicate and in the end clarify the outcome of a long path toward betrayal and loss