Movie Review: Chloe (2009) seen on DVD and partially on Netflix

Warning: This blog may contain comments on situations which occurred during this time period between my mother and I which in no way reflect the way we currently feel about each other as certain scenes from this film only served to intensify a long standing debate about relationships which my mother and I were currently having the first time this movie was viewed.

Thriller/Drama: not recommended for young children; strong sexuality and nudity throughout including scenes which discuss and depict adultery, including sexual dialogue, violence and coarse language, including scenes which on a personal level only serve to intensify my fear of abandonment and betrayal that I believe I may feel from my mother if I ever get a girlfriend again.

This movie follows a female doctor who hires a prostitute to inspect the affairs of her husband in her absence from him as she believes he is cheating on her. After a series of events, she becomes a little too involved in their personal problems.

In terms of my comments towards this movie, there is a lot to unpack. First of all, I will say that on paper, this seems like the perfect type of movie for me to watch considering the types of movies I enjoy and my views on every relationship needing some form of an affair between the parties involved as I feel it adds drama to the relationship and no relationship can survive without drama, (at least as far as I’m concerned.) However, I think the biggest problem I had was this movie wasn’t the movie itself, actually by today’s standards, it’s a movie I would enjoy, but the time I chose to watch it. You see, the years 2009 to 2014-15, I was not classified as being normal and was more crazy then anything else. I came to this conclusion just recently as I recalled an issue that took place a year after my first girlfriend left. I decided that the times when I was my normal self were outweighed by the amount of times I was absolutely nuts. However, my mother and I were in the midst of an ongoing verbal debate, one which almost always ended in a violent argument due to my mental status at the time about whether or not woman who are heterosexual can turn into lesbians. This argument came about as I overheard mom threatening to end her own relationship with her boyfriend at the time where she said she would find someone else. I think she meant another guy but of course, I felt like she meant a woman, more specifically one that I had just finished dating and who I could no longer stand. Anyway, the argument was kind of left at a standstill with each of us still holding onto our original belief, (that woman who are straight remain that way no matter what, mom, and that heterosexual women can turn into lesbians if they have too many problems with different men, me.) However, one scene is this movie confirmed my theory but this was something I would rather not be right on. The scene I’m referring to is the one in which Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried sleep together following Julianne Moore threatening divorce from Liam Neeson. Anyway, mom did not agree with the scene as she thought it was ridiculous while I turned to her and said “You see mom, it can happen.” thus making reference to my earlier theory. By the end of the movie, an argument ensued, one which was won by mom when she simply said it was just a movie and that if I continued to label her as that type of woman, (one who would sleep with my girlfriend if it didn’t work out, one who I believed would use sex with her to take my place as mom’s number one,) ETC, I would no longer be allowed to date a woman and that she simply wouldn’t allow it, Well, unfortunately this was just the beginning of five years worth of stress I put on myself and multiple members of my family anytime mom really wasn’t available to me for one reason or another, (by saying this I mean if she failed to answer a call…there have been many calls I’ve made to her since this night….or coming home late from work,) ETC. If any of the following situations took place, regardless of what her reasoning was in reality, in my eyes it was because she was sleeping with my ex. This triggered years of me routinely going crazy, breaking things in my house, calling my ex every name in the book, blaming her for everything that went wrong in mom’s life, and most importantly, blaming her for the way I acted towards mom anytime she was mad at me. If she got mad at me, it was my ex’s fault. All of the above that occurred was after she had moved away and had no more contact with me or mom. Last night when recalling the incident that took place, it was decided amongst my friends and I that me having a girlfriend wasn’t a good idea as I could not ever recover from the crazy state I would find myself in should the same situations occur. Despite this, I keep false hope that I will one day find another girlfriend although this is something that is not recommended by myself or those around me.

Despite this movie having lasting effects on my real life situation, there is one non sexual aspect of this movie I didn’t like. I’m a little disappointed in Liam Neeson in this movie. Though I do not know him very well, the few times I’ve seen him, he has presented himself as a tough individual who all the women would die to be with if they had to. In this movie, he does not show that side of him which is apparent given the way his wife sleeps with another woman. If he was that much of a lady charmer, then why would his wife opt to sleep with anybody else, let alone another woman thus converting herself into a lesbian? I have to say that he’s just as much to blame for the real life issues that mom and I had. Sure, his wife is the one that sleeps with a woman but why did she do it? She did it because he failed to be what a real husband should be otherwise his wife never would have cheated on him. To his credit though, he did beat up Peter Griffin on an episode of Family Guy but for that matter who is Peter Griffin? An out of shape, weak overweight person? Then again, he is also a person who does not exist in the real world. He’s a cartoon character. I would like to see Liam Neeson get into a real fight with a real person and see how well he does. If he ends up winning, (not to mention as soundly as he did against Peter Griffin in that episode,) then maybe I will reconsider my thoughts of him. However, he was part of this movie which as a whole is no good because of the lasting impact it has had on my personal life.

I should probably mention as well that it’s been recommended by mom that I never view this movie again as she feels it messes with my head. Though this may seem harsh, I tend to agree with her. For my part, I did not want to even review this movie as I knew the content of it would most likely put mom in a bad light while reigniting issues from the past. This movie is best forgotten about. I’m sorry but it’s true. It’s definitely not recommended to anyone, especially those who are married couples possibly going through a potential divorce.

It should also be mentioned that I only chose to review this movie as I had formulated in my head a proper blog that I had to let loose on.

Trivia: This is the first movie I have reviewed with a warning attached to it as my personal opinions of this movie would likely put mom in a bad light, though this is not intended.

I had to force myself to write this review despite initially not wanting to due to what it lead up to.

To end, I will caution people who have not seen this movie to never do so.

Movie rating: 0 out of 10

Next movie review: TBD