Lie with Me (2005)
6/10
seen the story before .. but still a nice try
13 September 2005
Warning: Spoilers
based on a book on women sexuality, told from the main woman character's pov, being a male, I am not sure I get the story. Or being more specific, I am not sure I get the story that I have not seen in another movie before.

However, the film is well directed, fluid in camera work and continuity of scenes and character emotion expression.

*** possible spoilers ahead *** There are a few scenes did not quite rang true for me. scene 1 with the central female character in a house party with a black guy, and he is try to come on to her and she said he is crazy. Maybe the scene is trying to say she is try to get away, find a new party scene and missing her boyfriend because they had a fight. scene 2 with the main male character washing his dad. Even thought there is nudity, the male lead was not really washing his dad, who just went for a #2? This scene was not authentic.

The female lead did a good job, considering, her age, the script, especially well on the last few scenes.

The after Q&A revealed that the movie added the parents and left out the female character's promiscuity before the boyfriend. I think the parents situation gives a good background, and both can be implied from the voice over.

The sex scene is not out-of-context or overly exploitive, but I argue that imagination is much more powerful tool.
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