Am I the only one who loves this movie?

Hey froglegs. I checked this board to see if there were any new posts and when i saw "Am I the only one who loves this movie?" i thought it was a post that i started and forgot about. lol. but it obviously wasnt mine.

and, yes...i love this movie.

an extremely powerful drama about how this one incident has changed this womans life forever. i know some critics called it unbelievable, but after seeing it several times now, everything she does makes sense.

like you said, it is a completely beautiful movie (i love the opening credits scene)

the relationship between her and her son is so interesting, as well as the relationship between her and the other man (i forget his name)

ahh. i could talk about this movie forever.

my favorite part in the movie is at the very end when her husband calls....and that somehow she is going to have to put those last few days behind her because her life is suddenly forcred to go back to the mundane and the normal. even though a man she cared about (and, in my opinion, loved) she will most likely never speak his name again out loud to anyone.....

likewise, her son will never know the extreme depths that she loves him.

extremely haunting ending.

I just watched this film again on cable and came to imdb to rate it, and - like you - was shocked that it wasn't more highly rated.

Terrific film. Script, music, cinematography, superb performances (I admit I'm a Swinton fan) ....they all stay with me long after each viewing.

While I didn't love it, I certainly liked it and found it very interesting.
The acting was good, as was the photography and the location scenery.
Sure, there were some loose ends but no movie is perfect & it certainly didn't deserve being trashed the way it was by some people.
Tilda Swinton is fascinating to watch and I rented it primarily because she was in it; she did not disappoint.

I just found this movie recently and certainly enjoyed it. All the actors (Swinton particularly) were excellent and the setting was certainly beautiful. I wish Josh Lucas' sleazy character was in it longer because he brings so much to the dynamics between mother and son. There were several moments in the story that didn't quite 'fit' and those made the movie feel somewhat contrived. There was a lack of chemistry between Alex and Margaret so it was hard for me to buy the sudden change in their relationship. I was concerned about the sex scene because it involved (I thought) a 16 yr old teen. I hate to think of kids being put in such adult situations for the sake of movies (felt the same about Hard Candy). But listening to the commentaries, it was interesting to know that they waited for the actor who played the son to turn 18 before they could shoot the scene. Interestingly, it was shot on Lucas' first day on set. Anyways, it was a good movie.

One of my favorites, and I think the best thing Swinton has ever done. She would do absolutely anything to protect her son - I think as much from his father as from anyone else. Remember the scene at the very end when her son says, "That's okay, I don't need to know." She didn't really want to tell him what she'd done, and she got her answer right there.

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You are not alone. I loved it for a different reason - I think it demonstrates, very powerfully, how people can be terrified of "what others will think." There was no other reason for the son and mother not to discuss things, but he was ashamed of his feelings, and she was scared his dad (a sailor!) wouldn't understand. If they could have talked - well, there wouldn't have been a story.

You're not the only one. Everytime it comes out on cable I watch it.
I for one don't understand how some say Alek's interest in Margaret was sudden since it was so beautifully laid out during their interaction throughout the film; after the father-in-law's near death experience I began to see how his feelings towards Margaret changed as they showed him looking around her house. He finally saw "her" and not just some target for a shake down. He began to realize that she has problems just like him and others, and that she's not immune because she may be more well off financially than him. Another incident depicted them in Reno with him offering to drive her back home. She declines but he insists. Soon she agrees and as he's helping her into his car her overcoat slides open exposing her legs. He gazes and she quickly covers them. I can go on but if you look you'll surely realize his change in feelings toward her weren't sudden. During the course of events she spent more time with him than her husband. Therefore, it's only natural they'd bond in some way. I mean, if actors can fall in love and marry over the course of filming a movie together I don't find it far-fetched that these characters would form a bond. Afterall, how would you explain both "Stockholm" and "Lima" syndromes?

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No I thought it was great too. I was hooked right in. Tilda Swinton is one of my favourite actresses too, she is fascinating to watch.

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