Envy
Closed CaptioningJulie Money
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Plot Summary
Australian director Julie Money’s auspicious debut thriller from IFC Films recounts a tale of middle-class whites, revenge, and family disillusionment. The film opens with the theft of a black dress off the clothesline of wife and homemaker Kate (Linda Cropper) by a band of suburban thugs led by Nick (Scott Major) and sexpot Rachel (Anna Lise Phillips). When Kate spies her dress on Rachel at the local swimming pool, she decides to take it back, no matter the consequences. The hoodlums retaliate by breaking into Kate's house and sexually torturing her son Matt (Wade Osborne); this almost pushes Kate over the edge. Her all-consuming passion for revenge, which threatens her marriage and relationship with her son, eventually erupts into a horrifyingly violent climax. Envy earned Phillips an AFI Award nomination and was an official selection at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
7%- Reviews Counted: 116
- Fresh: 8
- Rotten: 108
- Average Rating: 3.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Envy can't decide whether to be an eccentric black comedy or a middle-of-the-road diversion.
Rotten: Ultimately more amusing than hilarious, and sometimes less than that.
Rotten: Envy crawls to its finish through a minefield of poor taste and comedic misfires.
Rotten: The film is neither fish nor fowl nor some arresting new entity, but a lumpish coagulation of conflicting impulses and unrealized gestures.
Customer Reviews
Envy
The Aussies make good suspense films, and this one is terrific:
tight, sexy, and surprising. Throw in good acting and some
interesting plot twists, too.
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