Drealmer

This is a VERY unusual one - nothing psychedelic or bizarre or even 'out there', just atypical, unique. I wouldn't call it a thriller at all. I see some people call it exploitation - no, it's really not at all either, though I can see how it can be confusing with a bit of its style and content. This is just a drama with a small budget, a few 'tense' moments, and a nonchalance and unusual frankness with its nudity and sexual content. It has a clear primary goal that it achieves unquestionably and admirably: to inform about a serious topic whilst still being entertaining and interesting - it also wants to do that while being a compelling drama, and it does and is. I actually picked this thinking it was going to be meh and being okay falling asleep to it, but it grabbed me and had me the whole time.

There were times when the directing felt amateurish, like he was a bit out of his depth and either didn't know what he was going for or didn't know how to achieve what he was going for, but it didn't at all detract from the movie and actually gave it a bit of charm. Then there were times (much more of these) that it was handled with such a deft touch I was impressed and taken slightly aback.

This movie did at least a handful of things I've not seen done in a movie before. Highly recommended for anyone all of that sounds good to. Not to hype it or anything, it's still just a 'good' movie.

6.5/10

This movie is bad. The character motivations are non-existent, the plot holes are many, ranging from tiny to gigantic, and there's an entire separate story in the middle of the story that comes out of nowhere and goes nowhere for no reasons. The director didn't have any idea what they were doing but did manage to get passable performances from the actors, leaving them to try and make up for everything wrong with the movie, which no amount of good acting can do when the directing and script are so bad.

Contrivances and nonsense abound.

mild spoiler:

If someone is being paid to watch children and a house and some creep calls and says "have you checked on the children?" - wouldn't they then check the children? Yes, they would, but the director/writer can't have that happen here because then what they're trying to do wouldn't work...oh wait, it doesn't work anyway.

Why this gets so many accolades is baffling except for the average viewer being very stupid.

This was so unusual and interesting. It was like free-flowing poetry, moving from verse to verse without definitive structure or unifying theme, but undeniably all part of the same piece centered on the subject (the amorous woman.) Excellent direction and compelling cinematography. It's definitely worth a re-watch. 6.3/10 on a first viewing.