An interesting attempt to show the depth of hatred engendered by a husband's oblivious abuse of his wife. A man comes home to what he expects to be a "surprise" birthday party only to find his family gone, his house trashed and all the security mechanisms turned against him, effectively making him a prisoner. He puts on a Video that is wrapped as a present and sits down to watch his wife cheerily greeting him with what starts off as a birthday greeting but turns into an ever more evolving and prolonged dismemberment of him as a callous misogynist.
The movie stays interesting for about an hour, but slowly the wife's bile spills over and righteous anger turns into venomous, sadistic rage, and becomes a Misandrous screed. She is not content to eviscerate his ego but to deprive him for ever of his children, and at this point it seems that the punishment no longer fits the crime, and the "victim" has become a soulless, sadistic, avenger. Is it intended for us to see her as much a victimizer as he is? From the final moments of the film it seems clear that the Director intends to simply present us with punishment not epiphany.
***************SPOILER******************************** I liked how the Video goes from "tape" to "live."
The movie stays interesting for about an hour, but slowly the wife's bile spills over and righteous anger turns into venomous, sadistic rage, and becomes a Misandrous screed. She is not content to eviscerate his ego but to deprive him for ever of his children, and at this point it seems that the punishment no longer fits the crime, and the "victim" has become a soulless, sadistic, avenger. Is it intended for us to see her as much a victimizer as he is? From the final moments of the film it seems clear that the Director intends to simply present us with punishment not epiphany.
***************SPOILER******************************** I liked how the Video goes from "tape" to "live."