Marital despair drives a woman to hire an escort to tempt her husband, in order to prove that he will cheat on her.
A very adult thriller, the film stars Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson as Katherine and David Stewart, a couple that have become distant from each other after many years of marriage. When David starts acting peculiar, missing his birthday and getting messages from younger girls, Katherine becomes desperate to know if he is cheating on her. In an act of fate, she runs into Chloe (Amanda Seyfried), a young escort whose services Katherine hires to put her husband to the test.
However, as Katherine becomes obsessed with testing the faithfulness of her husband, she becomes blind to the situation developing in front of her.
A very intense film, it has moments that are truly moving and disturbing. Some of the dialogue is explicit, but not in a way that is grotesque. Chloe’s character is very interesting, keeping the viewer engaged to see why she does the things she does, but it is Katherine, and therefore Moore, who gives the most compelling performance. Seeing this character dismantle before our eyes is captivating, and the reasons for her breakdown are realistic. Her relationship problems with David seem relatable to the audience, and their troubles are not glorified, just her reaction to them.
Some moments were a bit slow, and the film could have been a bit darker for my liking, but all in all a worthwhile watch, with good performances and an interesting tale of seduction and misery.
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