how the affair begins!?
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marbleann — 15 years ago(January 06, 2011 07:01 AM)
Whoever thinks this is love at first sight has never been in love at first sight. This is Lust at first sight. Love had nothing to do with those two. And not for one second did I think it was a romance going on. I also believe she set this up from the beginning. Love is not obsession. If folks think that they have a very messed up view of love. The woman was a nut case and he was too. Oh I forgot. Did you hear her talking about her childhood? I think she might have harbored some resentment against a steady family life and that is why she targeted the father. Notice she only started this after she met the whole family in a family situation. I think she was crazy. And he was just a old coot chasing after his sons girlfriend who obviously has some serious mental problems
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thewickermanuk — 11 years ago(September 16, 2014 07:25 PM)
I would beg to disagree. If it were lust at first sight then the character Stephen (unnamed in the book) would never have continued at the cost of ruining his family and reputation. Also, the scene where he sits alone in his room with a blow-up picture of Anna is hardly lust and the whole mechanics of love affirm its being obsessive and crazy.
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rex_ilusivii — 14 years ago(October 28, 2011 02:58 PM)
I just confused about how their affair begins.
they've just see each other in a gathering, and Anna introduces herself to Stephen (and no more talk);
once again they see each other in Stephen's house (when Martin took her to show her to his family) and again not a special conversation;
and then she calls him to have sex?!
OP, I think you are absolutely right and you have a review by at least one renowned critic to back you up. This is what James Berardinelli wrote on the topic:
The relationship between their characters seems unlikely Anna doesn't come across as the kind of woman to drive a man to obsession and the supposedly "erotic" sex scenes aren't that steamy. One of the problems with the pairing of Anna and Stephen is that their introduction to each other is mishandled. The long, lingering look that they exchange doesn't ignite sparks. There's no heat in it. And because that moment doesn't work, the rapid development of the affair feels contrived.
He put into words exactly how I felt as I watched this movie.
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PoppyTransfusion — 14 years ago(January 04, 2012 07:58 AM)
There's a masochistic quality to Anna and I took the way they 'met' to be an unconscious knowing/recognition of something within the other as the attraction. The quality of the sex was cold and unloving because neither really sees the other as anything other than an erotic object.
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Yahuar — 11 years ago(August 17, 2014 05:23 AM)
I also felt the same. The way she introduced herself is totally absurd. An affair so intense with those consequences demands a more coherent initial connection.
Something is missing. It seems a very serious failure of script, which leaves the drama without a solid foundation.