简介： 主演：拉妲·米契尔/梅根·莫拉莉/阿兰·卢克/雅丽·乔维尔/贾斯汀·路易导演：马克·福斯特语言：英语地区:美国编剧：AdamForgash/CatherineLloydBurns/马克·福斯特类型：剧情上映时间：2001-11-09 别名：用户标签：MarcForster,美国独立,马克·福斯特,美国电影,Forster,美国,2001,英語電影片长：87分钟imdb编号：tt0228277First,AWARNING:Ifyouarepregnantorjusthadachild,doNOTgoseethisfilm.Really.Yousimplydon'tneedsomeoftheseconceptsswimmingaroundyourmind.Trustme. 　　 　　Ifoundthisfilmdepressingwithoutbeingcathartic. 　　 　　Itcertainlytouchesonsomecomplexaspectsofthesituationinthefilm,notleastofwhichisthenear-primitiverejectionofa'woundedanimal'bytheherd(inthiscaseagroupofneworexpectantmothers.)AndRadhaMitchelldoesanexcellent,nuancedjobofportrayingtheshiftingemotionsandfragilityofthemaincharacter.JustinLouis-lookinganawfullotlikeAidanQuinnandportrayingasimilartypeofcharacter(amiable,sensitive,manly)-isalsoquiteaffectingasthehusbandstrugglinghelplesslytomakethingsbetterwhenalmostanymovehemakesisdoomedtobewrong. 　　 　　Theothercharacters,too,arewell-castandwell-acted.Andthephotographyisjustmoodyenoughtohavetexturewithoutbeingdistractingly'pretty'. 　　 　　So,whatkeptthisfrombeingapowerfulandultimatelysatisfyingfilm(forme)? 　　 　　Firstofall,thepacing,whichwasreminiscentofmanyFrenchorSwedishfilms.Lotsoflingeringdomesticvignettes,almostdocumentarylike,settingupwhothesepeopleare,theirrelationship,theirworld.IttakesaLONGtimetogettothecentralcrisisofthefilm.Andonceitoccurs,there'slotsmorelingeringdomesticscenes. 　　 　　Allofthisisjustifiableinafilmthatfocusesontheemotionaleffectsofoneincident.Butitassumes-ratherthancompels-acertaincomplicityonthepartoftheviewer. 　　 　　Morefundamentallythough,thefactthatthemaincharacterseemspre-ordainedforSOMEkindofcatastrophemakesherbigreversalseemmoreinevitablethanshocking.Itdoesn'thelpthatshe'sportrayedasdeeplyanxiousfromthestart.SomuchsothatattimesthisfeelslikeanearlyPolanskifilm,preparingusforsomethingreallyawful.So,whentheworsedoesoccur,ratherthanbeingshocked,we'realmostrelieved. 　　 　　Addtothisthecuriouschoicetogivetheprotagonistamonstrouslyremotemotherandwhatwouldbesurprisingherewouldbeforhertoeverexperienceunshadowedhappiness.Sheseemsattheleastfragile,ifnotquietlybutfundamentallydisturbedfromthestart.Theresultisthatsomeofhermoreexcentricbehaviorlaterseemstoflownotfromthetragedybutsimplyfromwhatweknowofhercharacter. 　　 　　Sincenoneofhergirlfriendsreactwithcommondecency,nevermindnobility,abouttheonlytrulylikeablecharacterwemeetisthehusband,sothatit'sfarhardertobeintimatelyaffectedbythecentraleventshere.Becauseitsimplyseemsthateveniftheyhadneveroccured,thiswouldneverreallyhavebeenaveryhappyworld. 　　 　　Still,agood,ifnotmemorablefilm.Especiallyforunder$500,000.And-asurprisingbitoflightattheend-someofthemostbeautifulcreditsI'veseeninawhile.