I haven't read the book, but I assume it's better developed than the script of this movie. I was enjoying the story until Claire writes "the novel".
When she meets Alex, everything is too long. Knowing he's dead and this is just a fantasy, it doesn't have any meaning. I can't connect with his shock of finding out the truth. I assume they expected us to later understand that she was punishing herself through her writing, but I did not resonate with me at all. For a while, I thought they wanted to make an "atonement" kind of twist but backed out. But then,we get yet another plot twist! Ludo taking the high ground revealing to the doctor that Alex is alive. It seems like he did never reveal the truth to his friend and he decided to mess with Claire instead. That conversation would have been interesting - seeing this tool enjoying her distress. I hate to say that probably this man would have given us the reckoning the movie lacks.
The origin of the photos chosen by Claire was also way too obvious from the beginning. I knew it was going to be her exhusband's new woman.
And finally... I really REALLY love Binoche, but I can't buy her on this if she still looks so amazing. They dishevel her a bit and we're supposed to see an old hack, a woman with "wrecked" belly and breasts??... come on!
When she meets Alex, everything is too long. Knowing he's dead and this is just a fantasy, it doesn't have any meaning. I can't connect with his shock of finding out the truth. I assume they expected us to later understand that she was punishing herself through her writing, but I did not resonate with me at all. For a while, I thought they wanted to make an "atonement" kind of twist but backed out. But then,we get yet another plot twist! Ludo taking the high ground revealing to the doctor that Alex is alive. It seems like he did never reveal the truth to his friend and he decided to mess with Claire instead. That conversation would have been interesting - seeing this tool enjoying her distress. I hate to say that probably this man would have given us the reckoning the movie lacks.
The origin of the photos chosen by Claire was also way too obvious from the beginning. I knew it was going to be her exhusband's new woman.
And finally... I really REALLY love Binoche, but I can't buy her on this if she still looks so amazing. They dishevel her a bit and we're supposed to see an old hack, a woman with "wrecked" belly and breasts??... come on!