The story is based on a story by novelist Patricia Highsmith that’s been co-adapted by “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson. But the film isn’t interested in really exploring this and so adds murder as it lurches toward a ridiculous end. “Sometimes I think he’s not normal, because normal people can let go,” she taunts. She says he would die of boredom in a regular relationship she enjoys pushing his buttons, egging him on to be spontaneous. The assumption is that this arrangement suits both people.
I accept her and love her for who she is,” he says. “I don’t feel the need to dictate her choices. His friends warn him, but he’s not the confronting type. There is no real woman on Earth like her.Īffleck’s Vic fills his days with marathon bike rides, absentmindedly watching over their child and inspecting his snails - yes, more on that later - while his wife concentrates on wine and one young lover after another, making things very awkward for everyone. She has two modes: cold or frighteningly hot. She’s a potty-mouthed, boozy, finger-licking sexpot in a clingy dress, the kind of lady who is ready to dance a little too quickly and enthusiastically at parties and who is likely to suggestively mount a piano. Boring,” she’ll say to him.ĭe Armas plays her role as anything but boring - but not stable, either.
He grips banisters tightly and passive-aggressively throws away her lover’s bouquet of flowers. Most of the movie is Affleck in slow burn mode, doing his best Jay Gatsby, wandering around mansions alone during parties or glumly following his wife in his car. Review: Lily James, Shazad Latif anchor charming rom-com
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