Chloe

Chloe
2009
Directed By: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried

This is something that confuses me a bit. There's this film starring a girl who in one way could look absolutely gorgeous, and with one bad camera angle or slip of makeup could look like the troll in Lord of the Rings that stabs Elijah Wood in that chest plate thing. Amanda Seyfried is a young, blonde, skinnyish actress. She has lips that are so big they make Pamela Anderson jealous.

In this film, every scene involving Seyfried was a hit or miss. She either looked gorgeous or hideous. Her body is fantastic regardless. The essence of the movie did not revolve completely around the "sexiness" of her character. I actually liked this aspect. It wasn't all about "hey there's boobs". The nudity was subtle and was actually somewhat important to the story. A steamy lesbian scene was hot and also told a lot of the back story that didn't use words.

Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson play a couple who have trust issues. They have a nice house that seems like it is made completely out of glass. They have a 17-18 year old son who bangs a hot chick early in the film. He is detached from his mother and seems to only trust his father. The family dynamic was a little off, but Liam Neeson is the man. So oh well.

Moore hires Seyfried to seduce her husband. Moore wants to see how Neeson will react to a young blonde making approaches toward him. What a concept! Of course a man will act in a flirty way if a cute younger girl approaches them. Seyfried then begins telling Moore about the adventures that ensue. The film fell a little flat in some areas, but I'm not upset I saw it. It was alright. Although the theater I was in actually had the volume down an awful lot. I never thought I'd have to strain to hear talking in a film.

Stars: **