cruzperky Nice to see both sides it might be uncomfortable for some but I found it a great story to tell.

ObscureFilmLover I watched this film last night having never heard of it. It tells about the complicated nuanced relationship between a 40 year old man, Ray, and a 12 year old girl, Una. The relationship is discovered and he goes to prison to 4 years.Fourteen years later, Una who is still living at home and is seen having very casual sex (in a restroom at a club), seeks Ray out. Although she states he abused her as a child (and he did), she is also very hurt over why he didn't return to run away with her like they had planned.She cries over him not coming back after they had sex. She searches for him. He explains he stopped off and had a drink to study his nerves and then she was gone when he returned. He searched for her and is arrested. Una appears to accept this explanation. They then undress and start to have sex. He either stops or can't do it. She asks whether he doesn't like her now that she's older.And then the twist. Stop reading now if you haven't seen the film. She buddies up to one of his co-workers and gets him to take her to a party at Ray's house. She is asked to leave but refuses. Una wanders around the house and ends up in a child's room. She falls asleep on the bed but is awoken by a young girl very similar in age and appearance to her at age 12. She leaves. Ray stops Una and assures her that she was the only one and he has no interest in the step-daughter. She walks away. Fini.The story leaves us hanging at this point. Ray is a liar who previously said his current wife knew all about his past. Later he admits she knows nothing about it. At a minimum, Una needs to tell her that her husband changed his name, abused her and went to prison for it. The fear that you're left with is that she will say nothing because she still has feelings for him.I understand the criticism about the long stretches of dialogue without much action but the movie is based on a play and the movie maker does a pretty good job of taking a lot of the staginess out of it. It appears that the stage play was one primarily of a dialogue between Una and Ray. It would appear that the film-maker used flashbacks including a younger actress playing Una to "open up" the play for film. There is also a useless subplot about the workplace where the film is set being downsized which might not be in the play as well.However, the movie is a good examination of the complicated nature of sex. Una may have very well liked the sex with Ray but it my opinion, because she was 12 and not 24 when she and Ray were together, she was damaged and remains damaged all these years later. Ray had certainly moved on at the time of the meeting but Una is still stuck with her confused feelings.

f-rabit I couldn't see it thoroughly. Had to fast forward some endless scenes with nothing to add. Hole plot. Ridicullous flash backs over and over and over again. I couldn't believe. The pace was all wrong. The music...tedious! The dialogues all the same. Same questions. Same answers. It just never ended. Awful movie. While the theme is thick and dense, the exploitation of it is barely done. The movie made me fall asleep several times. Avoid this one.

Red_Identity This isn't a perfect film by any stretch. It seems to stall quite a bit in its middle act, sometimes feeling like all it's doing is biding time until the third act. Still, the wonderful performances at the core keep it interesting. Rooney Mara is fascinating at internal characters like this and it's no wonder that she is perfection here. We get to feel the longing, pain, and echo of her memories in her glances throughout the film. It's a performance that relies on someone who is naturally gifted in conveying emotions under the surface and Mara is up to the task. This is definitely a film that is to be recommended.