Afternoon Delight
Afternoon Delight
R | 30 August 2013 (USA)
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Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom, frustrated with the responsibilities of her son's preschool, a lacklustre sex life and a career that's gone kaput. One night, intent on spicing up their marriage, she visits an LA strip club with her husband, where she meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.

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Federico Vilar

The story makes no sense at all. They are the worst parents ever. They forget about their child in every scene. The mother goes out with her kid, and suddenly she returns alone. At the end, she puts her sleeping kid in a box with wheels and carries him in the middle of the night to see the kids father. It makes no sense, she carries her kid in a box.If a was a cop and I saw that, I would call child services. It makes absolutely no sense. Plus, it's boring, slow. Basically, nothing happens and then it ends.Please, do not waste your time.

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francescogiacobbe

I was completely confused by this film. All I could make out was a wealthy, bored housewife sabotaging her own life in the most ridiculous way she could think of. This could be interpreted as attention seeking from an iPhone addicted husband or to escape the dissatisfaction of her monotonous, repetitive life, but really who knows.Directed by Jill Soloway (Six Feet Under; Transparent) and starring popular sitcom stars Kathryn Hahn (Parks and Recreation) and Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) it is no wonder that this film feels amateurish and far-fetched, as many American sitcoms are. The film centers around a housewife living in an affluent part of L.A., who befriends a young prostitute and eventually invites her to live with her family. A ridiculous pretense to begin with, reality is lost in the smog of LA and the marijuana smoke. The central theme of the film, early marriage boredom, is an intriguing one and could have made an excellent film highlighting the hurdles that modern marriages must overcome in the technological age. The casting is actually good, Kathryn Hahn plays the part of a borderline depressed housewife convincingly, but the script and the screenplay are overly complicated and abstract. This clumsy and disjointed film, drifts from one idea to the next without links, and much like a drug addled university student loses itself completely. By the end I found myself laughing at the scenarios which unfolded, from jokes about abortions to a group of seemingly close friends showing a complete lack of interest in one of them ruining his marriage in front of their eyes.

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geekerr

The movie captured like no other movie the situation for more than a few at this time and era we live in.The acting at times was superb. Kathryn Hahn drunk and relating to her girlfriends was astounding and needs to be given some recognition.Most overdue this type of scene but she played it like it really could be the case The inner angst that she was having to deal was terrificthe writing and the directing were extraordinaryThe pace of the movie was perfect yet was unpredictableThe supporting cast were great as well.It is exceptional to see a movie that is real.

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sixdegrees-rising

This is a solid gem of a film from veteran television writer Jill Soloway. The main protagonist is lost and doesn't know it, and is searching for intimacy. The film explores from a female perspective the roles of wife, mother, lover, whore, etc. Kathyrn Hahn is already well known as a solid comedic actor, but in this film she excels in bringing a real humanism to this funny dramatic script. Her character's transformation from craving something out of life yet not knowing what exactly it is, to finally recognising more of who she was to better then see it reflected in her and her husband's connection, is a joy to watch. Such a realness to this character. Additionally, Juno Temple sinks so well into this character and is able to show her nuance, vulnerability yet power, in amazing ways.

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