Open Window (2006)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Wonderful Movie

Why so much hype?

Touches You

This film I watched through just once. It tells the story of two young yuppies, who enter into life's vicissitudes, and how they begin to heal.Neither character seems entirely genuine and some are a tad over done, maybe boarding on unlikable.The essence is a young yuppie professional couple with far more money and privileges than most of us hit a snare when a random rapist, comes through Izzy's (Robin Turney) studio window and rapes her.It is never quite revealed why she refuses DNA testing and actually does not cooperate with the police in finding the rapist.Indeed, one could surmise, she has permitted the rapist yet another chance at rape of some other open windowed women. This makes thoughtful viewers wonder about her motives. Did she know the rapist? Was she simply a coward, feeling the rapist would make good on his threats and return to slay her if she told police the whole truth.Instead, she proceeds as a Princess would, and rejects all suggestions of how to heal. She later moves out on her distanced fiancé, Joel Edgarton.The meat of this drama is it attempts to be more profound than it actually is. It really is a brief window into the lives of a young couple, facing existential crisis.The end scene is strange and again shows the egotism of both. Neither can go on because neither wants to make any concessions to the other, to catalyze the healing process.The film actually isn't bad, just trivial.

I enjoyed this movie so much. There were great plot twists, and the way the characters lives were intertwining through out the film was entertaining to say the least. I thought the art direction was beautifully executed. I walked out of the theater a little exhausted....but in a good way...I felt like I had been taken on a short emotional ride. I like a movie that can shake all different emotions out of me, and this movie did include some comic relief. I especially liked the scene with Eliott Gould and Robin Terney at dinner, the lighting was beautiful, and the dialog was great...Thank you for this special treat...

This was an odd movie to find playing on Showtime - seems very at odds with most of their programming and I don't remember a theatrical release. It is a quiet and powerful piece about the effect that a brutal rape has on a young couple and their immediate family.It seemed to be a very realistic portrayal of the aftermath of a rape and the performances by Robin Tunney and Joel Edgerton were exceptional. I read in one of the postings on the IMDb message board that it was based in part on a real experience in the director's life. That doesn't surprise me as this movie really seems to capture an emotional depth and honesty that is very hard to find in most movies nowadays. Very impressive.

If you're interested in studying the technique of shot/reverse shot in dialogue, check out this title; 90% of the film is dialogue between 2 people sitting and just talking. The story has absolutely no direction. There is no motivation in any of the characters beyond just coping with an experience, there is no antagonism anywhere to be found except for internal antagonism. The plots are in no way related to each other and the "film" is filled with non-scenes that have absolutely no excuse for being in the film.This film is so horrific it is not even funny. My advice to the director and screenwriter: Stay away from film. Film is obviously an alien art form to you. Write a book.