Viper Club

Susan Sarandon knows how to pick a character; it's her taste in scripts that we need worry about.

There's just enough to make the film a cut above your average headline-driven drama and not quite enough to shoot it into the stratosphere.

There are a number of interesting things going on in "Viper Club." Unfortunately, too few of them are happening on screen.

Sarandon’s compelling performance persuasively illustrates how out of her element Helen comes to feel. However, the pacing becomes stagnant as the film wallows in repetitive scenes of bureaucratic confrontation rather than strong character development.