Love me two times, baby: "Twin Falls Idaho"

For those of you who couldn't handle all the yuks of conjoined twindom in "Stuck on You," we present "Twin Falls Idaho," which doesn't take place anywhere near Twin Falls, Idaho, but instead is just a mood piece on what it's like to be really close to your brother.

I think the missus and I TiVoed this a while back and started to watch it one time. Then she fell asleep a few minutes in, and I may have switched over to "Taxicab Confessions." Eventually, the finite space of our hard disk claimed the movie, vanquishing it forever. Or so we thought. Little did I know my better half would TiVo "Twin Falls" yet again, and there we were a few days ago, giving it another shot. Double your pleasure, right?

Since this is a relatively small film, a brief overview: a hooker goes to a hotel for a trick, only to find conjoined twins -- more specifically, two men fused at the torso, with two heads, two arms and three legs between them. And these guys aren't nearly as outgoing at Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear, believe me. While the hooker doesn't want to get physical with this dynamic duo, she ends up hanging out and learning that one of the fellas isn't feeling too well. That kicks off a friendship that grows as the sicker twin's condition worsens.

Not exactly a laugh a minute, and the freakshow aspect is the main draw here. (How I ended up watching this and "Freaks" so close together is better left to my therapist.) These guys, played by Mark and Michael Polish, aren't conjoined in real life, but they make a good showing here, in part because of their reserved nature and wholesome looks. The retro wardrobe and whispering in each other's ear aren't bad touches, either.

Eventually, the pyschological and physical stresses of being conjoined twins come to the forefront, and it's somewhat intriguing to see how both will be resolved, especially with this hooker, Penny, hanging around. While the movie plodded along at times, it never dragged so much that I wasn't curious to see whether both or neither of these guys would make it. Bit parts by such luminaries as Lesley Ann "Miss Scarlet" Warren, William "Greatest American Hero" Katt and Jon "Uncle Rico" Gries add a little spice, but in the end it's all about the twins. Now if only they had been clear on whether they shared everything ...