Thinking that it contained a simple three-way love dilemma due to the brief explanation on its DVD, I chose this movie, totally unaware of the untold realities. However, in the end, I was full of frustration and utter disgust. It basically focuses on a childish woman depending on her sexual desires more than anything, who is clearly dissatisfied with her marriage, despite the fact that her husband clearly loves her. The concept may seem likable, but the movie certainly isn't so.
So, the torture starts right away: this woman meets a man at a medieval-era stage, she is asked to whip an actor for the public humiliation reenactment, we understand that she is there because she is a journalist, yet an unhappy one, but why is the guy there? Well, probably because of his perversity! Later on, we see both of them ending up in the same flight sitting next to each other (oh yeah, sorry, with an unoccupied seat between them), right after we see the woman in a wheelchair, because she is afraid of "being in between things"! The two also, interestingly, find out that they are actually living right across each other.
The woman and her husband talk to each other in an infantile manner, they live in some kind of a weird Indie/hippie neighborhood, they are underemployed, yet don't seem like experiencing financial problems. On the other hand, the weird neighbor, who likes to listen to the woman, unlike her husband, makes a living by driving a rickshaw, but actually is an artist who is afraid of sharing his drawings!
Both male characters are depicted in a very shallow way, thanks to Sarah Polley, especially Lou is just unbearable. Sarah Silverman is included in the cast only to be seen naked and seriously has one important line to say. The final sex scene is far from being humane, yet more like a cheap * movie, where Leonard Cohen is preferred only for his nationality. The message is very basic, yet the movie wastes 2 hours of your valuable time to express it: Margot doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, changing the love interest is far from being the solution!
Briefly, this movie is far from being realistic and successful. Unnecessarily frequent use of nudity, the very lack of a scenario, shallow and unrelatable characters and an average acting creates an artistic meltdown!
