We see too many shots of Trish to-ing and fro-ing. The screenplay by Denis, Andrew Litvak (Denis’ “High Life”) and Lea Mysius (“Ava”) languishes. Qualley spends much time naked and having sex in “Stars at Noon.” They are like the James Bond and Vesper Lynd of mediocre, Raymond Carver-esque American fiction. We know very little about Trish, who is desperate to turn her cash into U.S.

They are just the metaphoric window-dressing for this story of love in complicated and dangerous places. “Stars at Noon” uses Nicaragua as its setting, but it couldn’t care less about the people or the country’s politics. Trish is a world-hopping wild child, and Qualley is impressive, even if the character is not very well conceived. But he also has a gun, which he does little to keep hidden away. Reilly in a one-scene part played on Zoom), he tells her never to call him again.

When she manages to get in touch with her supposed editor (John C. Trish has had her passport taken from her and has no assignment.

A heavy drinker with a lot of cash, Trish, who speaks Spanish, meets Daniel at his more posh hotel, being watched by Costa Rican police.

In the midst of the war between the Reagan-supported, right-wing Contras and the socialist Sandinistas, Trish lives in a squalid hotel and is having a squalid affair with a local soldier (Nick Romano). It’s all very Graham Greene (“The Quiet American,” “The Third Man”). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Based on a 1986 novel by Denis Johnson (“Jesus’ Son”), Claire Denis’ 1980s Nicaragua-set “Stars at Noon,” featuring Margaret Qualley (TV’s “Maid”) and Joe Alwyn (“Mary Queen of Scots”), is the story of a love-during-wartime relationship between an American journalist/drifter named Trish Johnson and an English oil company worker/spy named Daniel DeHaven, who meet and embark upon an affair in Nicaragua.

Zoom freak 2 all star game