This movie was so uncomfortable.

Ok... I see your point...
However...
When does "pursuing" a woman, become "stalking?" At what point does courting a woman become an annoyance? When does it become illegal?

I'm a single guy, and I've never been accused of being a stalker. Yet, I've been told by some girls that I didn't pursue them hard enough... Some women like to be chased. I've been told "If it's not worth working for, it's not worth having."

I've always been the "nice" guy... If a woman doesn't show any interest in me, I'm gone... In large part because I DON'T want to be perceived as a stalker. But I've been told I give up too early, as well. Let's face it... The persistent, determined guy will probably more then likely get a date, right? Even if it's just to shut the idiot up... They will go out with him. As oppose to the guy who asks a girl out, get's shot down, and simply leaves... It's almost a question of confidence, wouldn't you say? The confident guy will keep coming back... The poor schlub with little self esteem will just walk away, not wishing to bother anybody.

I'm NOT trying to make light of your situation (being stalked,) I don't think I would like it either, but it seems a fair amount of women have differing viewpoints.

As for the movie... I've seen much better... I've seen much worse. It's not as crappy as everyone makes it out to be. IMHO, of course.

Trust me,
Swan
My, you're nosey, aren't you?

Unfortunately, this kind of storyline used to be entertaining before the days - and realization - of stalkers.

I love "The Graduate" (1968) and saw it when it first came out. Recently, I wanted to show it to some 20-somethings I know who enjoy seeing older films, in particular, one of these guys is named "Ben" - so I thought he would get a kick out of seeing the character "Benjamin Braddock" get seduced by "Mrs. Robinson."

Then I realized that these same 20-somethings would probably be more alarmed at the way Benjamin stalks Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine, following her all around Berkeley, while she's at school. It turns out - although a comedy - the film is really about stalking.

One the same note, one of the 20-somethings I knew once watched "Gigi" (1959) with me. Despite its great score by Lerner and Lowe - and despite my 20-something liking "Camelot" by Lerner and Lowe - the only thing he came away with from "Gigi" was that it was about older men lusting after young women ("creepers" is what he called them - not to mention MUCH older men given that Maurice Chevalier expresses an attraction to the title character).

Interesting how times change.





"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"

There is nothing "uncomfortable" about this movie. It seems to me that you have, in the past, had a bad experience with a stalker. And I am truly sorry if you have but because of that, you are "projecting" your experience onto this movie and making it something that it is not.

God forbid, but if you were ever attacked by a dog, then you would say that "101 Dalmations" was an "uncomfortable" movie.