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britprincess1ajax
Aug 07, 2017britprincess1ajax rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An Australian film that preaches the age-old adage that two wrongs don't make a right. Robin Wright and Naomi Watts play two lifelong best friends. They only grow closer when one's husband dies and the other's husband plunges headlong into his work. Together they raise each of their sons in a quaint and quiet seaside town. Their relationship is beautiful and strong, but when one son takes a fancy to his mother's best friend, the whole dynamic shifts and swiftly begins to crumble. Not to be crude, but AMOUR takes the concept of a MILF to a new level. Every connection is strained, some people's hearts getting wounded in the mix. The sons grow more confident in their conquests and the mothers can't seem to resist the attention, flattered by these young studs seeking them out. It's a confusing and emotionally complex web they weave, damaging each other in the process. Unfortunately none of it feels important after the inciting incident occurs; the trysts begin and the story falls apart, dragging its remnants behind it. Plus, for many, the warped romance here may feel, for lack of a better word, icky. As interesting a premise they began with, AMOUR scuttles along the surface, only really dealing in the same boring ideas of revenge and forbidden love. What it is lacking is some real depth, real impact, real emotion. Many years pass in the film's storyline and yet we're still stagnating in the same waters. The only notable one of the lot is the actor playing Ian, Naomi Watts's son, a strong talent who shows just how much love and torment he feels. From the get-go, you can see the fault in the design, forcing friendship first and playing their sons like pawns in some twisted sex game. What fills AMOUR is far less interesting than advertised, constantly waiting for something to happen that never does.