The Escape (2018)
An ordinary woman makes an extraordinary decision which will change her life forever.
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Such a frustrating disappointment
Great Film overall
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
It's a long slow haul. The dialogue appears to be improvised, which I imagine is supposed to make it sound realistic but instead adds to the overall tedium. I don't think the husband is a b*****d, he's just out of his depth. You'd think she would start by at least turning the radio on at home or watching a bit of TV in order to give herself a bit of company; She doesn't interact with any of the parents or teachers at the school, she just wallows in her own self pity and doesn't think to medical help. The Paris sequence is laughably unrealistic and the denouement leaves us guessing - not that I cared much by that stage. (Incidentally where is the garden square she wanders around at the beginning and end of the film? It doesn't appear to have any connection with the estate where they live.) Gemma Arterton suffers nobly but she's one of the executive producers, so she has to take a share of the blame for this unconvincing farrago.
A woman with an absolute ar*e of a husband gets up the courage to escape despite any emotional/maternal feeling she has left for her children. I applaud her courage. No one should live in a life where they are emotionally and physically abused, a life that makes them constantly depressed and feel worthless. Too many people take abuse and never get out of that situation. Gemma Arterton is a goddess, even when she is (very realistically) portraying someone who hates all aspects of her situation. For those viewers who say she should stay in that situation, shame on you - enablers are almost as guilty as the abuser.
Is awful... can't act. Give it a rest please. The whole thing is slow, stupid and awful.
Not much to say. Writer/director - argh! - who thought he had a good story because his only previous experience of 'story' was reading cereal packets!If you don't walk out or switch off after the most boring first 10-15 minutes in movie history, you'll fall asleep before the end.Okay performance from Gemma Arterton can't add anything to this - there's no substance here at all to add anything to!