Review: ADORE

A daring movie with an almost taboo-like topic. This is our review of 'ADORE'.

By Staff

Boy have we had luck picking films without huge budgets lately. We picked this one thinking it was going to be a slightly different story told the same way every other one with topics that, socially speaking, fall in the forbidden category.

Huge is the surprise we got instead.

The story tells us about two lifelong friends.

Robin Wright and Naomi Watts play 'Roz' and 'Lil' respectively. They live on an earthly paradise at the edge of the sea in Australia. They each have a son who by the looks of it, are the same age or very close to it. They, 'Ian' and 'Tom', are athletic, surfers and as close friends and their mothers are.

When Ian breaks every socially known rule or law and satisfies his carnal desires with his best friend's mother, a chain of events incurs that will change all of their lives forever.

Truth be told, this film is full of unforgettable moments. And we aren't just talking the obvious sensual ones, but the performances that all four lead actors and actresses provide throughout. The story doesn't mess around; it moves along with everything going on and never lets go. Just when you think Anne Fontaine, the film's director, will choose the easy way and fill the screen with soap-opera-like drama, she picks the better path and keeps an artistic feel in the narrative.

This movie is really worth watching. Many of you might be thinking that there are many European films like this one, but we think 'Adore' has something to offer others don't: it is being shown on every movie complex and not just in art theaters.