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Best movie ever!
AnhartLinkin
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Kirandeep Yoder
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
alaphiah
Alexandra a mid-life wife is unhappy in her marriage. She feels her husband Steve only wants her for her body. Most older women should have this problem. She feels he should appreciate her mind as well. Because she feels Steve slights her in their marriage in every imaginable way she sends the children way and then concocts an elaborate Dear John letter via Vblog. Only problem is while some of her charges against Steve may be true, notwithstanding her unfounded accusation that Steve may have gotten some on the side, nothing she cites justifies what she does to pay Steve back. Actually Alexandra's actions completely contradicts her rational for being unhappy with Steve. She wishes to be wanted for her mind yet she uses the oldest money maker known to humankind to get money and it's not her mind! Alexandra's coup de grâce with gardener security neighbor proves that the problems in their marriage was mainly her fault not Steve's. Totally absurd ending.
Josh Bates
Excellent film for the given budget and cast. The movie is very slow paced but the climax and overall message makes it worth a watch. There are only about 5 characters in the whole movie besides a couple of run of the mill office scenes with yuppies passing in and out of the frame. I would recommend this to people who are into Independent Films and enjoy non- traditional types of movies. Its not supposed to be scary at all it leans heavily towards suspense but falls quite short of edge of your seat. Don't watch with your children, the nudity isn't very graphic but the whole movie in general just isn't for kids. I also wouldn't make this movie a prime time weekend watcher, maybe 3rd choice at best. If you like this one you should also check out Anti-Christ with Willem Dafoe. Well I hope that this was helpful, take care.
Rotary68
After watching this movie, I read reviews here that were very tough on Alexandra. I was two (I'm male), but upon rewatching the early scenes, I realized I missed some important clues, many of which I haven't seen in a lot of the reviews.1) Steve is clearly a sex addict. His marital behavior indicates that, as does the brief scene in a cafe with a young woman. While he did not beat Alexandra, he was pretty tough on her, and I question whether she had organisms. As I considered this, I felt more sympathy for Alexandra. 2) The symbolism of the scene where he fast-forwards through her speech on the tape is obvious in the sense that he didn't care to hear what she said. But some commented that he did not know how she felt. Perhaps he did. Perhaps she had told him, he didn't want to hear it then, and he doesn't now. 3) I believe the items in the drawer had to do with passports. Note then that as the taxi with the kids pulled away, Alexandra said good-bye with finality. I don't think she was joining those kids. The neighbor sounded German. Perhaps he arranged for them to be sent to Germany. Obviously, if she joined the kids, it's likely that somewhere along the line the kids would give away what happened. This is still a plot concern, but not as much if she never joins them. 4) The shower scene makes it pretty clear that she hates what she's doing and/or is about to do. On several levels, possibly. Her expressions make this clear, as well. It reinforces my thought that she never expect to see her kids again. It may even reflect on what she may be expecting in the future--perhaps even on the failure of her marriage. 5) On the other hand, it's hard to see how she got away with being a prostitute in that housing complex with men coming and going all day. 6) I agree that it's hard to believe Steve could be so crushed as not to call the police. Unless he has had some issue with them over his sex addiction (nothing indicated, though). 7) The cancer scene was effective, but superfluous. 8) It does seem hard to believe the kids were so well adjusted and never picked up on the tensions. All told, I'm not sure Alexandra was crazy so much as simply fed up and consumed with hatred over what she had become because of her marriage. As I said, I had more sympathy for her after rewatching the early scenes. Taking pride in being a prostitute, which she did to some extent, is not a great way to live or value oneself.
currie-652-932814
It certainly is a thought provoking film, but it seems so mean spirited, and the characters so unlikeable, that it's hard to like it, even though it's undeniably interesting. Of course Steve, the husband, is a pretty clueless and clumsy character, but considering that Alexandra makes it pretty plain that she's been disgusted with their sex life and probably everything else since the honeymoon, her inability or unwillingness to articulate this, or to bring any of her real problems up until the event of the movie makes her long and carefully planned response viciously passive-aggressive, to the point of true craziness. To say that he drove her crazy, even if true in a way, doesn't make her any less crazy. To say, more or less, "I've gone through the last 14 years saying yes but meaning no, and because you didn't guess, now I'm going to ruin your life" is plum crazy even if the guy is a jerk.I still give it a few points for good acting, a reasonable bit of tension, and for making me think a bit after it's over, even if only to reflect on why it bothers me.
