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6/10
Romance? Maybe.
BandSAboutMovies2 November 2022
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Calvin (Andy Gershenzon) is away from his family at a college reunion, preparing a speech, when he meets Rachel (Rebeca Robles), who as we learn as the movie progresses is the great regret of his life. How deep and how wrong that regret is will come out as these two characters continue this conversation over the course of the evening, growing more and more uncomfortable and veering into so much more.

Ninety minutes, two actors, a lifetime of secrets. Director and writer Christopher Denham has put together quite the film here, one that demands that you stay with it at first. Yes, it's a slow and at times even cliche-ridden conversation between two potential old friends. Yet you need to stay with it. You need to hide like a fly on the wall and see what happens next, because thing -- many things -- happen.

The ending of it all comes as we constantly shift protagonist and antagonist, as the truth comes out, but come on. Once that dildo gets put on the table, we all know where it's going.
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5/10
Who is the victim?
ericdhall7729 November 2023
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This was strange to me. There is such up and down with the female lead you don't know if she is crazy, a compulsive liar or if she is the victim. Then there's the "predator" who I felt was telling more truth than the female. It's not a matter of always blaming the victim here, it's a matter of interpretation of what actually happened vs what each thinks happened.

Both are believable on certain levels but it's never really straightforward about what happened.

Was she really a victim or was he? It all comes down to interpretation. It's a good film I was just left feeling like she was a nutbag. I know some will disagree but that's just my take.
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