I had some desire to see this when it was released, due to it being directed by Canadian director Atom Egoyan, and starring Amanda Seyfried, of which I'm a fan. I didn't manage to catch it in theaters, so I had to wait for the DVD release.The movie sells itself - Egoyan directing Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried in a sexual thriller, with Liam Neeson rounding out the cast. The film starts off strong, but falters by the last act. If one ignores the plausibility and realistic nature of the actions, the film has some interesting (and somewhat risque) situations, but the film fails to come together in the end.
Catherine (Moore) is afraid her husband (Neeson) is cheating on her, so she hires a female escort Chloe (Seyfried) to flirt with him and see what he does. This escalates into a relationship between Catherine and Chloe - resulting in some lesbian sexual situations. Both Seyfried and Moore play their characters excellently, and their acting provides the film with a lot more weight then it'd have otherwise. Sadly the film spirals into a very predictable, and groan-worthy, ending.
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