I can't believe this got nominated for a fucking Oscar. It's a horrible movie.Michele (Isabelle Huppert) is attacked in her home and raped. Instead of calling the cops, she calmly removes all evidence and starts looking for her attacker on her own. At first she thinks it could be a disgruntled co-worker at her video game development studio, angry at her for being such a hard-nosed bitch in the office, or a random stranger, angry at her for being the daughter of a famous spree killer. When the assailant starts sending her messages, breaking into her house, and generally terrorizing her, Michele still refuses to go to the police, preferring instead to lure him out so she can confront him herself.
Okay, I can't even begin to discuss the ways in which that is a bad idea. They are legion. Also, so much of this movie is about Michele's various work, family, and friend relationships and they're all uniformly awful. I mean, this woman is a total bitch. And then, to top it all off, this movie tries to turn an actual sexual assault into some sort of fucked up romance. That is beyond bad. It is insulting and downright dangerous.
Avoid this at all costs.
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