Compulsion (2013)

Absolutely Fantastic

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Honestly when you have to watch 128 minutes of heather graham parading her pushed up and out breasts, without her getting naked is a total waste of film space...if she had sexual relations with other than food it could have fooled me...her execution of the parrot was morbid and unnecessary...if i had a woman at home that looked like her, she wouldn't have time to cook or daydream, let alone watch old films...the chef that actually prepared the meals did a decent job but plating food is far more over rated than it should be...

Saw the original (a Korean movie called "301/302") years ago as part of my research in preparation for working with patients with eating disorders at a psych unit.Didn't know that "Compulsion" was a remake of it until I started watching it. I was actually looking to watch the British movie of the same title (starring Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra), but came across this one, and I'm glad I did.It has since become one of my favourite movies. A unique and original story of two people with different obsessions around food (one loves it to death, the other hates it to death - literally).But a thriller? Seriously? No way. It's pure drama. Wonderful, explorable characters and top-notch acting. Loved Heather Graham in this - so vivid and charismatic. Moss was great, too.All in all, a great flick for drama-lovers, particularly those interested in mental disorders (Amy = OCD; Saffron = OCD and bulimia). Just don't expect much "action" - there are no "thrills" in this thriller. Like I said, - it's pure drama.

Something you should think Heather Graham would be able to do. And I'm talking acting wise not her character and what happens (or not) in the story. But unfortunately she lacks something. A secret "ingredient" (no pun intended) maybe? And even Ms. Matrix herself can not save this entirely (though she has the better role and makes more of it, than the lead we are given).The story itself is pretty decent with some nice twists and turns. But most of some "what the heck" moments go by without making a big impact (even though they should be able to). It's a mixture of direction, setting and not really having an impact at the right time (or with the right "weapons", again no pun intended). While this has some flavor to it, it will rather leave you with a sour taste ...

Simply horrible. Don't waste your time. The plot never develops enough for the viewer to care. It is always nice to see a blonde in high heels and in a dress with lots of cleavage but after a short time it gets old fast in this movie. There's nothing to Heather Graham's character but annoyance. She annoys everyone around her with talk of food and equally annoys the audience. She does nothing exciting. Carrie-Ann Moss' scene where she is confronted by her rapist from when she was a teen was just stupid, overacted and lacked any compassion whatsoever. What seemed like a potential lesbianic climax fizzled horribly with no clear indication about what really happened after those moments in bed. You are left to guess but even that is pointless as you really don't care anymore at that point.