Plush

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I wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Griping, entertaining, and not as clichéd as you'd expect a stalker movie to be. Emily Browning was probably a poor choice to play the lead - she doesn't look like a mother-of-two and stepmother to a teenager (she doesn't look a day over 12 herself to be honest). Actually, she can't really pull off the whole rock star look, either. However, her acting more than made up for the less-than-convincing physical appearance; I was impressed. The rest of the cast were tolerable, but not top notch. Except for the antagonist, who did a pretty good job overall. I appreciate a movie that isn't boring and predictable, and "Plush" meets my requirements, so I won't hesitate to recommend it.

Slow, sex, rock music, with a splash of twisted darkness. Most of the movie is slow except for the ending. Didn't see that one coming. Honestly I love slow and twisted movies. I basically watched it because the trailer looked intriguing, but then I noticed some familiar actors that I enjoy. I usually don't watch a movie below a 6 rating, but I decided to give it a chance since this is something I'm interested in. All in all the movie made me want to have an affair, have twisted passionate sex, it made me want to pick up and smoke a cigarette and I don't smoke. There's so much of it going on. I loved the soundtrack they used; it really captured me and brought out the movie a little more. Although because it was so slow for most of the movie I was doing some work while listening and looking up every now-and-then. A weird story line, and in some parts I would have done things a little differently but the outcome would probably be nearly the same. It's definitely not a movie for everyone. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't watch it again. Although I'm going to find that soundtrack, can't get it out of my head!

first of all this actress Emily Browning got the looks & skills this film does show it all shes given her best her the bad thing is the burden she had to take while making this because the story was good but execution was way wrong the ending is completely dark with no use of light i guess someone likes to ape Christopher Nolan but ends up failing the fight sequence between Browning & Xavier Samuel is shot in a bad way you cant see anything until browning shoves a water pipe into his throat. the plot:Haley is a rock star her brother dies & shes married to Carter, have 2 kids life is going great until she meets a new guitarist Enzo who changes her world upside down. Haley was acting like a teenager rather then a mature mom of two kids all the time it was her fault letting another man come close to her when she got pregnant again as she is struggling to write new songs but what about the family she dint care at all doesn't she know its called cheating shes married to a good guy. the cast:all the actors did their best but Emily Browning looks cool enough here for one to watch this shes the only great actress. Emily Browning is recently making wrong choices when choosing scripts & this was not even a big budget film does she want to become a direct to home release actress like others she has reached her careers lowest point its a straight flush of loss then a plush its a half good half bad film nothing more. Overall if you are a fan of Emily Browning then do see Plush 2013 my rating is 4/10.

Being a HUGE movie buff and having a soft side for Indie movies I was expecting a lot.Why? The banging trailer and Emily Browning made me anticipate the movie very much until I watched it and was disappointed to the maximum. Beginning with the direction style, the movie looked like a first-timer's project which they could care about less. The style isn't that bad actually, but its so many other factors that make this movie unbearable and a pain to watch. The intertwined and unrealistic plots are taxing on the mind and what's more,they are all PREDICTABLE. The acting is below average to say the least, apart from Emily Browning of course, who was very convincing in her role and the only thing that kept me from stopping the movie. The music used was quite good at times, IF you're into the Indie Electronic,Electronica etc..genres. Only watch this if you have lots of time on your hands.

Hayley, a successful singer makes a perfect duo with Jack. They have many fans and peoples comes to their concerts to hear them sing. One night Jack dies after an drug overdose and in his replacement is brought Enzo, an young and talented composer and singer. But things soon get out of control and the two reaches to make more then just music so Hayley is cheating on his husband, Carter. Their adventures keeps on repeating and Hayley remains pregnant although the intimate relationship between her and Carter and almost nonexistent. He soon starts to believe that there is something going on with her wife and the new singer and now Hayley asks help from Annie in order to try and straight things up. But it will not be so easy because Enzo is not who she imagine to be. The beginning is good, then it becomes confusing, boring and unwatchable but the last half an hour is the best and manage to save the whole movie along with the good performance from Xavier Samuel.

The draw of Plush is Emily Browning and Dawn Olivieri, from House of Lies. This is despite Emily Browning being more miss than hit with the most recent titles I've seen her in, and with me not being very familiar with Olivieri's work outside her role in House of Lies. Still, a fan is there for the bad movies and the good ones, so let's see what this one was. Now, the film is about the lead singer of the band Plush, Hayley (played by Emily Browning) and the rise and fall of her career after her brother Jack (played by Thomas Dekker) OD's on what looks like heroin. After his death, Hayley's band is a mess mostly due to the album after Jack's death being terrible. Being in a rut, Hayley begins drinking and smoking heavily and begins to get close to new band-mate Enzo (played by Xavier Samuel). Enzo makes for a decent makeshift Jack and begins inspiring Hayley, and getting involved in her family life. You see, Hayley is married, with two biological kids and one from Carter (played by Cam Gigandet), her husband's last relationship. This doesn't seem to matter though for the music Hayley makes with Enzo is toxic and the type of edge she has lost since Jack died. But, while Hayley is getting a lot out of her relationship with Enzo, including sex, we learn that Enzo has long planned to become a close partner of Hayley. Which leads me to the positives of the film, of which there are honestly few. Once again, Emily Browning sort of leads you to question if she is meant to be a leading lady for, while she is cute, she doesn't necessarily demand your attention on screen, and even her stage presence as a musician is nil. However, I must admit that some of the songs featured in the movie are likable enough to perhaps download some, if the film has an available soundtrack. But, I must say this film didn't properly setup things, and for thriller type films, this is something really needed. Often in the film, you have waning interest and the sad thing is the film starts off alright, not great but alright. It begins making you think it is going to do things interview style, and while it is in this narrative, it works. However, once it is revealed it isn't going down that route, things begin to falter a bit. It then tries to revive things by using the occasional sex scene to get you back, or a video of something violent, and at that point it just feels like they are becoming desperate. And again, they have a plot which could have been interesting, but it is mishandled in such a way where it feels like someone just wanted to get the film done. Not make it good, average, or anything close to acceptable, but just done. Overall: Skip It Rarely do I ever say to skip a movie, but I was so utterly disappointed by this film that I can't recommend it. Films like these test your loyalty to an actor or actress, and really are the type of movies which I'm sure makes critics want to find a new line of work. Still, if there is one thing I may recommend, I would say to lookup the music of the film since it may fit the taste of somebody out there. I was kind of digging it.

Catherine Hardwicke movies are generally fast paced and feature attractive young leads. This is no exception. This is her venture into a more grown up darker fatal attraction type thriller movie. The story is about a rock singer (Emily Browning) married to a loving husband (Cam Gigandet) with a couple of kids. Upset over the overdose death of her brother (Thomas Dekker) she falls into an affair with her new guitar player (Xavier Samuel) who turns out to be obsessive. Emily does quite a good job here and her character seems quite sympathetic even though she is the unfaithful one. Xavier Samuel is unrecognizable as the bisexual cross dressing villain. The story tries to show some excessive rock star lifestyle with the sex drinking etc. It isn't totally convincing but it's adequate for this kind of movie. Overall it's a little predictable and the ending is a bit formula. Nothing very ground breaking here. But the watchable ex Twilight and similar type cast makes it worth one viewing.

I just watched the movie and honestly it was a waist of my precious time, I just had to make a comment about how bad this movie is, in which the only good thing that this movie as is lovely Emily Browning. The problem now is like I already saw before in other reviews is that IMDb says that this review must had at least 10 lines, so here it goes,lunatic band-mate begins stalking band leader Hayley ( Emily Browning ) in which the narrative is based in a bad movie of Obsession,sex and love ( if anyone wants to call it love I am OK with that ) in the end is just other crappy movie. What happened to Catherine Hardwicke,How someone that make so good productions like Thirteen,Lords of Dogtown, Red Riding Hood can do such a awful direction,...

This film tells the story of a young woman in a rock band with her brother. After her brother died of drug overdose, a guitarist is hired to be a part of the band. Unfortunately, the guitarist turns out to be a freak. The story then concentrates on how she deals with the drastic consequences. The plot is thrilling and well told. There are some clues to the freaky guitarist in the beginning but they are quite subtle, so the story is not spoilt. Emily Browning gives a good performance as a rock chick, and the guitarist is convincing too. The husband, played by Cam Gigandet, is not so convincing though, but that's a minor problem. I also like the songs too, and I can feel the filmmakers' respect for music because the songs are played in its entirety. I liked "Plush" and enjoyed it.