Todd (Zach Galligan) is married to Emily (Krista Errickson), who was previously involved with Todd’s brother, Berke (Michael Bowen).  When Berke comes by for a visit, he discovers that Emily is cheating on Todd with Darcy (Luca Bercovici).  A confrontation between Emily, Berke, and Darcy ends with Darcy dead.  While covering up the murder, Emily is also plotting to take all of Todd’s money for herself.  David Warner appears as the therapist who struggles to keep straight who is double-crossing who.

In the 90s, where could you see the lead of Gremlins being betrayed by both his sexy wife and his no-good brother?  Where, in the 90s, could you see the star of Hello Larry try to reboot her career as a Kathleen Turner film fatale?  Where, in the 90s, could you see the man who would one day play Buck in Kill Bill playing Zach Galligan’s long-haired brother?  Only on Cinemax!

Mortal Passions was an attempt to do a modern noir and it has all of the expected tropes, from the clueless husband to the morally gray relative to the wife who is planning on betraying everyone.  Krista Errickson is sexy and dangerous as Emily, ruthlessly plotting Todd’s downfall while walking around in lingerie.  Errickson’s femme fatale is never as clever as she thinks she is but fortunately, for her, all the men around her are idiots.  Galligan and Bowen are both believable as two of the most easily manipulated people that you’ll ever meet.  And then there’s David Warner, phoning it in and getting away with it because he’s David Warner.

Mortal Passions is Late Night Cinemax at its trashiest best!