I don’t know if this would be considered a spoiler (it’s hinted at heavily in the trailer), but I’ll put out the warning anyways: SPOILER ALERT! Lots of things just kept nagging at me. Dangerous and surreptitiously crawling up between India’s legs. However, the real problem is probably the fault of the script… it’s a story without consequences and as such was impossible for me to believe.Thank you! India’s playing the piano and Charlie just sits right down next to her and starts playing with her perfectly. In my mind, the film exists in two parts: everything that happens before the attempted rape and everything that happens after it.
In the middle of the movie, i thought for a sec that india is actually the uncle’s daughter but i was wrong. One could categorize Seriously though, shoes and balls are really important in this movie. She also explains that she can hear things that other people can’t. I wish we got to see that less passive side of Evie earlier in the film because, the thing is, This fuckin’ guy. Bu I definitely recommend you go back and watch some of his Korean movies.Oh yeah, I see what you mean. I haven’t seen the film since this post, so it’s a little fuzzy for me. Kidman shined in it.I only had watched 20 mins this movie, but I thought it was usual and different then many other movies. There was a scene where he comes really really close, but then Evie shows up and puts a stop to it. 'Gilmore Girls': Rory Gilmore Is an Entitled Millennial I loved that you wrote about all these references. With India, it becomes abundantly clear how absolutely false this is. I actually liked that scene when the cop showed up, I thought it was interesting to see the two of them interacting with an outsider for once. that might be me, and again i havnt seen this so i dont know the level of creepy required. I can’t think of any other Hitch films with flies, can’t really help you with that. It’s also the only time Evie exhibits just as much overt “crazy” as the other characters, and I found myself savoring that moment. cut the feminist crap.You wouldn’t call a dude serial killer and a rapist “abusive men”? I also didn’t see it as realistic. I love finding references, it’s one of my favorite things to write about (especially if they are to Hitchcock films).What I got out of the movie was that india had a similar relationship with his father to the one she had with uncle charlie, with all the fu** up stuff that represents, they made very clear that the belt was dads belt, and everybody seemed to love dad more than its normal, from charlie, that killed his little brother out of jelousy. But I think the word you’re looking for there is “streetcar” you know, “named desire.”Good review Hunter. I didn’t have a problem with her getting away at the end/coming of age – that made sense! The opening crane-shot into Marion’s hotel at the start is supposed to be ‘fly-like’ apparently. About halfway into the film it becomes apparent that he’s trying to draw her into his nefarious activities, and the explanation that is offered is that he just feels he has a right to her because they’re family and very similar and all that jazz. And the way the first scene of the spider show it going toward her feet while she’s using the peddle at the piano…Will the spider bite her or will she crush the spider? Had her uncle not killed her father? You nailed this film. He ignores her, physically assaults her, and attempts to rape her.

But India decides during her make out session in the woods with the rapist that she doesn’t want to do anything more than kiss, at which point she tells him she wants to go home. Oh wait, I forgot we’re talking about women’s stories here: UNIMPORTANT.) 'Bob's Burgers': The Uniquely Lovable Tina Belcher

i love the creepiness appeal!Stephanie, Thank you for the review. I’m glad you pointed that out too, as most readers don’t get that far in a standard movie review, of how other writers seem to skim by, never really diving any deeper than their cut and paste cliche text-files. But it did express what she wanted to do to the bullies. It’s the first time she utters anything longer than a few sentences at once (which are usually about the importance of polite behavior and playing the piano), but this monologue, I mean, chills.

It’s a crazy movie, but fun if you look forward to seeing what happens with this plot and with these characters.Thanks! DELICIOUS! Not sure how solid those seem but I’m happy to take his word for it that it was an intended theme. Plus we view the affair as a ‘fly-on-the-wall’. “They rightfully fear this bro”, uh was it because he had a history of mental illness? I realize Evie isn’t supposed to be likeable, that we’re meant to roll our eyes at her upper-class privilege and displays of affection toward her husband’s mysterious younger brother, that maybe we’re even supposed to feel a tiny bit sorry for her. I also agree with the others here in saying this is truly the most accurate, enjoyable and delightfully written review I have ever read, hands down! But, not everyone’s seen the trailer so I’ll clarify.India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) is a eighteen year old girl who’s father has just died. The honesty, although sometimes comical and sometimes cynical, still rings forth as truth… worthy.I loved this one, and I totally agree with you about the monologue at the end of the film.

I’ve just seen this with a friend who is a massive hitchcock fan. Isn’t it funny how a character can become interesting once she’s allowed to do things other than comment on etiquette and pass out drunk?
Looking back on it, this explanation  seems kind of lacking but while watching the film I did not have a problem with it at all. This review focuses too much on the surface (and incorrect) details. (I’m only half-joking here; considering one in three women lives through a sexual assault in her lifetime, and most films seek to reveal some Truth About Humanity, I’m surprised the issue of sexual assault and rape isn’t addressed more often—and accurately—onscreen.