James Toback, a writer and director known for provocative explorations of race and gender relations in films such as "Black and White," "Two Guys and a Girl" and "The Pick-Up Artist," has created a femme fatale for the 21st century. His leading lady is Vera -- played by Neve Campbell -- a beautiful young woman who is exploring the limits of her vast sexual and intellectual power. We see Vera picking up men on the street, videotaping her romps with a female lover, and having sexually frank discussions with her potential employer. The daughter of wealthy and supportive parents, she is seemingly improvising her way through the beginning of her life as an adult . but how much of her behavior is spontaneous and how much is cunningly calculated?