Written and directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Allison Tolmin, Busy Phillips, David Denman, Tim Griffin, Beau Knapp, Wendall Pierce and P.J. Byrne.
Plot: a marriage is thrown into chaos when an aquaintance of the husbands brings a horrifying secret to light.
Simon (Bateman) and his wife, Robyn (Hall) move to California and immediately run into Gordo (Edgerton), who says he’s an old friend of Simon’s from school. A little creepily, Gordo starts dropping by all the time, bringing gifts and things to the couple. It bothers Simon, so Simon goes to talk to him about staying away and that’s when things start to get really strange.
I can tell you very little about the plot beyond this point in the movie because it would give too much away. What I can say though, is that I was dissapointed in Edgerton by the end of it. I understood his motive till the end and then it all sort of fell apart with one very malicious act.
Also, it wasn’t very horrific. It wasn’t even very thrilling. It was just sort of, sick. I honestly don’t completely know what to do with this movie. I mean, the cast was great and the story was compelling up to a point, but it wasn’t fun and not a movie I need to see again.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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Totally agree! It was very intense and then somehow just fell apart. We didn’t hate it, but was disappointed at the end of the movie.
Totally agree! It was very intense and then somehow just fell apart. We didn’t hate it, but was disappointed at the end of the movie.
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I just wish that his “revenge” hadn’t hurt Robyn too.
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