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Entrapment of husband....Spoilers

posted 11 years ago by lamont-hard
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This was the one thing I felt the movie dropped the ball on. If you tempt a sexually starved man he may not be able to turn away. It is one of those things where you set a trap for someone who is vulnerable and may take the bate. It does not mean he is all that bad but a week person fits the case better. He did not do this bad deed on his own, he was helped, so it should not be seen as if he failed by all accounts on how he will be in the future with his wife and child. I am not excusing his behavior just saying you can't push someone in this direction and get true results.... Entrapment is what it is called.

[–] CathyCPA09 11 years ago

How come Lucy seemed so unhappy when she first brought the baby girl home? Especially after just finding out the other birth mother changed her mind, and she was so devastated she was not going to take that baby home?

[–] IcySpoon 10 years ago

Lucy was just overwhelmed. For some people the idea of having a baby and the reality are vastly different. It can be extremely difficult to deal and bond with a baby that is screaming 24/7-additionally she was now single with only her mother to step in and help. No sleep and a screaming baby can be exhausting. We saw how happy she was a year later once she had gotten the hang of it.

[–] xlangamesfl 11 years ago

Yep. Did he do a bad thing? Yes, but the way in which she "snared" him is certainly something to take into consideration and it's not likely he will ever cheat on his wife again or would have in the first place.

[–] always_keep_fighting 10 years ago

I'm going to have to call bull$4!t on this. If you starve a dog, then tempt him with filet mignon, and he takes it, he's not a bad DOG. He's just a dog. Men are not dogs. It is not that difficult to remain faithful to your pregnant wife...while she carries your child...till she's ready to resume her role as your sexual partner.
It's not called entrapment; it's called cheating. There's no excuse. He could just as easily have said, "No, thanks. I'm MARRIED." If he was really angry at someone, and NW gave him a gun, and said that she'd look the other way while he killed that person, would that be entrapment? No, it would be murder.
BTW, my husband and I just celebrated our 35th anniversary a few months ago, so I'm not inexperienced in the ups and downs of marriage.

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[–] Rpdsf 10 years ago

Very well put! I agree wholeheartedly. I too have been married for a very long time and therefore understand exactly where you're coming from. There are too many people now a days who look for excuses or justification rather than acknowledge personal responsibility, especially it seems when it comes to infidelity.

[–] IL_Maestro 10 years ago

I am confused, I get that the topic is abt Namoi Watts neighbors when she worked for Samuel L Jackson but some of the replies were abt Lucy and the new born kid?
anyway it differs, some guys r just stronger than others and it goes to women too
not every human being is as strong as the others, that is why I think a partner should really be open with his/her other partner and never take him/her for granted.

"It is never about what happened, it is only how you look at it!"

[–] benji9000 7 years ago

I just think that neighbor/husband was a weak yuppie pile o'crap, and Elizabeth was offering it to him on a platter, he couldn't resist