Claire in Motion

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I so enjoyed the shades of light and dark in the visuals, the writing of the characters and performances. So much nuance - the writing/directing is so strong and the performances are tremendous! The characters are written like real people - with depth and contradiction. The way the story unfolds makes you question your own relationships - how well do we really know the people we love?

My ONLY question is, who got to throw his masterpiece off of the deck? I have no other questions. I'm so thankful for closure.

I wish I'd read these reviews before I ordered this lame movie on Netflix. As another reviewer said, there's an hour and a half out of my life I'll never get back. Absolutely pointless. I thought the DVD had skipped and I missed the ending, but there was no ending.

I've just watched this for the second time, not remembering if I had seen it before. It's not the kind of movie that hits you over the head or leaves you gasping. But I believe it's a lot better than many of the reviews here say. First off, I believe Betsy Brandt did a fine acting job. She seemed perfect for the part: controlled and contained while giving small signs that she's full of emotion underneath her calm exterior. One of the reviews here questioned how she leaves her son alone... in my opinion she played a mother who was trusting and almost all the time her son listened to what she told him or asked of him. She is also a math professor so that tells you something. Math/Art - Opposites? I admit there were a couple of times in the film when I thought, if it were me I'd be shouting and carrying on, but that's not her personality. Ultimately that's what she winds up questioning because her husband accuses her, before he's disappeared, of not really looking at him. I think this is the essence of the film: a woman is forced by people and events to confront herself and who she is. I have to agree that the ending was a surprise. I also agree I would have preferred a more specific ending, but this one was part of the writer's and director's vision. Maybe they'll do something similar in which the ending is more satisfying.

Do not ignore the hyperbolic "If you can think of THE worst movie imaginable as a mole hill, this is Mt. Everest" - cuz, you know what, for some folks this really isn't "a good movie". But with all due respect, I think those looking for resolution are really missing the point. No, this is not so much a 'mystery' as it is a study of human nature and, well, life itself. Sometimes we ARE left without answers (although, in this case, it's pretty clear to me that Paul likely disappeared to start a new life, leaving a LOT of loose ends behind). What I find really astonishing is that this was written and directed by two WOMEN! Reason? The sentiment of I don't feel like I'm appreciated, let alone loved, was what Paul felt, and he's a guy! Now, of course, they could just be flipping the husband/wife thing around, and perhaps a WOMAN disappearing would be perhaps less believable unless her safety or that of her children are at stake. I can honestly say that there have been times when I feel like pulling a stunt like that. We know that he didn't cheat on his wife - that'd be too cliched. But if I have to find fault with the plot, it is the failure to fully establish Paul's desire to disappear like that - that little video clip where he says she's not looking at him doesn't carry with it that broad a shoulder. Still, I enjoyed this as a thought-provoking movie, and I'd watch a thousand of these, flaws and all, over watching some mindless special-effect, 'clever dialogue' crap that Hollywood is habitually churning out of its butt hole on a regular basis - those and the 'sequels' and remakes. GAG!

This movie reminds me of one of the abstract, trying-too-hard English essays we used to have to read in college. It requires the viewer to make most of the connections on your own. The plot is dull and slow, and I didn't recognize the climax when I watched it, nor can I find it looking back- the movie was one long trudge of boredom. The characters (especially the woman who licks her hand like a cat, and the man with a clown car) seem like accidental inclusions, and are never fully developed. However, I admit that the movie has the pretentious, "deep" ambience of a film that's meant to be full of meaning, if only you look hard enough. Unfortunately, unlike how I feel about great English classics, I found myself never wanting to think about the movie hard enough to connect the dots. The characters and the plot were too flat for me to care. If you're someone who likes slow movies that you have to think a lot about, you might like this one.

Very disappointing. Only ever saw one worse movie: Called "Baby the Rain Must Fall". Should have checked IMDb before investing my time. Could have saved some cred. if they'd found husband's remains off the cliff. Had hope when she found rock pile and after police chief shared security video with her. Those were just teases.

This movie sucked! Don't waste your time. If you are one of those types of people who need a full story line and like for movies to be interesting and have a point, this movie is not for you. I'm not even sure if it ended or if my TV just cut off on its own. I was intrigued at first, but after I realized that it wasn't going anywhere, I couldn't stop watching because I thought I was wrong. Well, I wasn't. It went nowhere. And slowly.

This movie starts slow, ends slow and never picks up in between. The story is shallow and there is not one question answered. I would have turned it off but I had to see what happened. I still don't know what happened. What a waste of my time. I can't believe anyone wasted money on this.