Alexandra's Project
Closed CaptioningRolf De Heer
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Plot Summary
Steve is a man who has it all, a successful career, wonderful children, beautiful home and a loving wife. However, returning to his home after work on his birthday, he finds his house deserted and darkened with almost all the lightbulbs missing, all easy access outside cut off and a videotape waiting for him. Playing that tape, he watches a bizarre and grueling recording in which his wife explains her grievance with him, her reasons for disappearing with the children and her revenge for how he treated her in a way he would never forget. Festivals Played: Montreal World Film Festival - 2003, Edinburgh Film Festival - 2003, Berlin International Film Festival - February 2003, Cannes Film Festival - May 2003, Telluride Film Festival - August 2003.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
53%- Reviews Counted: 19
- Fresh: 10
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 5.6/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: That damn videotape takes the edge off the mood both visually and dramatically.
Rotten: De Heer, who also wrote the script, would have us believe that a wife who's tired of her oblivious bloke of a husband could suddenly become conniving and cruel, coolly defending her actions with twisted logic that's sold as feminism.
Fresh: De Heer offers a wicked twist on household secrets and lies.
Fresh: It's a movie that will leave few men unrattled and many women vicariously satisfied.
Customer Reviews
Dark Dark Dark
Why didn't this woman just leave if she was so miserable? I was left with no sympathy for either character.
Excellent
This was quite brilliant. Very well written, unusual and acting was natural and real. A five star movie.
Great Movie
What a fantastic job they did with this movie. Makes you take a look at yourself to see how you treat people and also what we are capable of when pushed to the limit. Disturbing and amazing all rolled in one.
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