Chloe
How far would you go to find the truth?
Chloe is a suspenseful story of love and betrayal. When Catherine (Julianne Moore), a successful doctor, begins to question her husband David's (Liam Neeson) fidelity, she sets out to resolve her suspicion's with the help of an alluring young woman, Chloe (Amanda Seyfried). Soon caught in a web of sexual desire, Catherine finds herself on a journey that places her family in great danger.
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Chloe - djfunkybob
Egoyan missed the mark with a great concept for a movie and a talented cast at his disposal. The thought of a wife indirectly introducing a prostitute to her husband to test his faithfulness offers plenty opportunity to explore the complexities of a marriage in desperation and the insecurities of aging. The film turned out to be more of a hollow and chilling thriller about seduction while other character driven subplots were only touched on. The story was intended to shock, but I was disappointed to never be surprised at any turn. Seyfried played the titular (yes, I used a double entendre) character with the perfect mix of sugar and spice. Moore was outstanding as the neglected wife, but continues to typecast herself as the poster child for the female midlife crisis.Chloe - ABC99
On one level Chloes succeeds on the level of creating a film about erotic obsession. On another it fails to bring these obsessions to an ending that seem organic to the characters and instead goes into Fatal Attraction mode. The cast is exceptional, especially Moore as a successful woman whose is both traumatized and turned on by her husbands apparent infidelity. The story is more interesting if you don't know the details, but like most thrillers its fumbles the conclusion. That being said it is still a success of mood and tone and it is nice to see a film made by adults for adultsInteresting, if Not Really Egoyanesque - MovieProf
Atom Egoyan films are pretty easy to spot, once you’ve seen a few: disjointed storylines, twists at the end of the narrative, overt sex at times, and so on. “Chloe,” a remake of the French film “Nathalie,” is the latest Egoyan offering at the time of this writing. However, this isn’t really Egoyan: he tends to write his own scripts, and the differences show in this film.
The plot is simple: wife Catherine (Julianne Moore) highly suspects her husband, David (Liam Neeson) of cheating; in fact, Catherine thinks David has cheated on her many times. To test his fidelity once and for all, she hires the services of a young, attractive prostitute named Chloe (Amanda Seyfried). Chloe agrees to tempt David, but she in fact has other things on her mind: Catherine herself.
This is an effective enough film, though it never really reaches the “thriller” potential it is heralded as. There is suspense that builds towards the end, but the outcome appears highly predictable, as other reviewers on here have noted. As well, I was disappointed with the lack of twists and turns one expects from an Egoyan film; his endings are always fantastic, but this one feels very Hollywood-ish.
The film is memorable for one negative aspect: Neeson’s wife Natasha Richardson was killed during a skiing accident while filming. Apparently Neeson’s role was somewhat diminished to accommodate his brief absence, but her returned remarkably after only a few days to finish filming.
By the way, Egoyan cuts a pivotal scene, as shown in the bonus features: son Michael has had a turbulent relationship with mother Catherine, and finally reveals why this is. I can’t believe this scene was cut—wasn’t this a vital piece of information in understanding these two characters?
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Chloe - djfunkybob
Egoyan missed the mark with a great concept for a movie and a talented cast at his disposal. The thought of a wife indirectly introducing a prostitute to her husband to test his faithfulness offers plenty opportunity to explore the complexities of a marriage ...Chloe - ABC99
On one level Chloes succeeds on the level of creating a film about erotic obsession. On another it fails to bring these obsessions to an ending that seem organic to the characters and instead goes into Fatal Attraction mode. The cast is exceptional, especially ...Interesting, if Not Really Egoyanesque - MovieProf
Atom Egoyan films are pretty easy to spot, once you’ve seen a few: disjointed storylines, twists at the end of the narrative, overt sex at times, and so on. “Chloe,” a remake of the French film “Nathalie,” is the latest Egoyan offering at the time of this ...