okay, so what did we learn from this film? I learned that if you're sad about your recent divorce at 35 and you start fucking a 19 year old, you will perk up a bit!
well, duh?
This wasn't a bad film, but just another example of how some good loving attention can bring you into being a real human again. i have always heard over the years that you have to love yourself before anyone else can. i say hogwash. having someone around that makes you feel good, because they like you for you, is a heavy petting for you ego.
i'm a pretty big fan of melanie lynskey, who plays the lead role. she of course bangs out a great american accent again and does a fine job as the leading lady. she's amazing in many pictures, yet still hasn't skyrocked to the next level she deserves to be at. from new zealand she got her start in peter jackson's heavenly creatures opposite kate winslet. blythe danner(the better end of the paltrow gene pool) also delivers another striking performance as her mother.
Amy(lynskey) is pretty depressed after her husband leaves her after cheating on her. that's understandable. she's moved back in with her rich ass parents who are doing their best to keep her alive and get her out of this messy funk.
+side note+ i hate listening to people's shitty opinions in line. HATE it! nobody gives a crap if you love sean penn's political outlooks. he's a schmuck, you're a schmuck. no one even seems to know the whole "robert smith" thing. they are just hear to jizz all over sean penn. ugg+
so, amy meets jeremy at a dinner party and he face rapes her. i love that. he then continues to make amy feel great and doing it does that. doing it in car especially. all of a sudden amy is sneaking around like a teenager and it's just precious and the audience wants her to go and get hers. naturally it causes a few problems when they get caught but the encounters really seem to bring amy into a new chapter in her life.
the nitty gritty: these kinds of films are whats wrong with real life love and relationships. every time i see a film like this, i sit there thinking, damn, i want that. i want to be swept off my feet by some handsome man that thinks i'm just wonderful or at least has the lusty motion for me. the matter of the fact is, it's NOT REAL, yes i'm sure there have been relationships like this in existence, but it's a rare thing. these movies fill our heads will false hopes and put out expectations on a pedestal that will never be reached. yes, i'm cynical, but shit, life is here and in your face, and unless your a perfect human mold, you're chances at this kind of love are a waste of a daydream.
so yeah, don't see this if you're sad a lonely and want someone to cuddle with. just got out, get drunk, and try to get laid, cause that's as close as it's going to get.
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