Chloe

Marital Problems Fuels Chloe
Chloe, R, ***1/2, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Max Thieriot. Sony Pictures Classics film. Director Atom Egoyan. Length 96 minutes. Paranoia, insecurity, and family problems dominate the erotic theme of Chloe. Catherine (Julianne Moore) is a successful gynecologist. Her husband David (Liam Neeson) is a prominent professor. They have a son Michael (Max Thieriot). Catherine is having problems with communicating with Michael.
The film takes place in Tornonto, Canada with excellent shots of coffee cafes and restaurants. The house where Catherine and David live is modern and upscale. They are very successful professionally.
David misses a flight from New York where he has been lecturing. It is his birthday, and Catherine becomes suspicious of his activities especially since she has guests at the house for his surprise party. The distrust has been building for a while, but things seem to get worse after he misses the party.
She accuses David of flirting with waitresses and students. He says that it is just his nature to be friendly to people. It also helps him obtain trust from his pupils.
Furthermore, she really believes that David is cheating on her. Her insecurities abound as she tries to deal with the uncertainty.
She wants to know the truth about David, so she hires a prostitute, Chloe (Amanda Seyfried), to seduce David and report back to her. This not only seems like a bad choice, but it becomes obvious that it is a destructive move both psychologically and emotionally.
Catherine wants the details of the encounters between David and Chloe. She continues to hire Chloe, and the situation escalates as Chloe tells Catherine about her meetings with David.
Catherine is insecure. She is looking for kindness and love. It appears that Chloe is looking for the same thing. Chloe becomes obsessed with Catherine. The film demonstrates the perils of working too much and ignoring one’s mate. The mind games are filled with insecure feelings and self-doubt. An overly imaginative mind can give one reason for destructive suspicion. We should never take anyone for granted. It takes work to make relationship successful. “Chloe” deals with life, family, and what happens to couples as they get older and begin to focus on their jobs more than they do relationships. Sometimes we become so occupied with our lives that we forget to embrace the important things in life. Maybe we should stop and smell the roses more often. Taking loved ones for granted is not the best avenue to pursue.
With the little things that couples stop doing sometimes develops into life-size problems. Kindling the spark that lights the fire of love should be something to nurture. Everyone can become suspicious and insecure. Honesty and communication can help deal with self-doubt.
“Chloe” is based on the move “Nathalie.” It has moments of Hitchcock suspense along with modern day problems.
The film has graphic scenes, shocking language, and erotic behavior. It may be offensive to some viewers. It is an art house film with realistic paranoia. It is certainly not a family film. The last part of the film is over the top.