Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Cortechba Overrated

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

czsme At one point, the young foreign visitor asks the dad whether he screwed up his chance at a happy fulfilling life. Given the chance, in all honesty each of the main characters would have had the same answer.I wonder if the director mightn't say the same about his ending. Wikipedia has no doubt, claiming a visible scar on the daughter's face, I saw no such sign of earlier damage, opening a wholly different interpretation of the ending. So which is it: the family deciding to soldier on despite its grave wounds, showing a brave false face of happiness to the camera or something more enigmatic?P.S. Thanks to viewing on a dvr, I was able to freeze the action on the very nanosecond thee daughter's eyebrow indeed shows a faint scar. But how about the poor folks watching in a theater?P,S.S. I wasn't able to understand large chunks of dialog. Anyone have hearing/comprehension issues?

jadeflowers1 I have never watched any of the actors in this film other than Felicity Jones and this always intrigues me as I love to find new actress'/actors. Keith Reynolds (Guy Pearce) is a lonely man trapped inside the suburban style of living, a lovely wife and a beautiful daughter isn't enough as his own ambitions and life goals are being taken further and further away from him and you can obviously tell he resents not only his wife but his daughter for this too; Sophie (Felicity Jones) lost in her life and not sure what she wants to become stays with the family in New York and leaving her home in London. Both characters lonely and sharing a special bond between music become attached to each other believing they have figured out some sort of plan.. to just run away together. What I like about the film was that I felt Guy Pearce's' character wasn't necessarily 'in love' with Sophie but he wanted to be taken away as he said to her "I want you to stray me away" I felt he wanted something fresh.. to be in the city again as he fought with his wife about so often - and Sophie feeling alone after the loss of her uncle fell for the mature wiser man perhaps because the men around her were all so childish.. I feel Sophies want for Keith was stronger than his for her.In conclusion I love how open the dialogue was, how it made you question certain ideas, body language and looks... I really liked his wife Megan Reynolds' character but I also really liked Sohpie. I like a film that can make me think for myself and the ending I disagree completely with the 'predictable' ending.. I honestly wasn't sure how it would turn out but I think it turned out to have a very realistic take.Felicty Jone's acting is outstanding and I can't wait to watch more of her films.

secondtake Breathe In (2013)An exquisitely written story that belies its simple arc of a plot. On the surface this looks like a story of a married man falling for one of his students—been there done that so many times it might not survive another iteration. But here that basic hook is used to dig rather deeply into the problem of this man's life—not only why he might be tempted into a foolish affair, but why, in a weird way, it isn't (for him) foolish. The first half of this movie plays this out with finesse.The teacher is worked to a delicate balance by Guy Pearce, an ever thoughtful actor who seems perfectly cast. He's a musician who has turned to teaching music to make a living, and he clearly appreciates art and good music, always for the poetic depth it gives him. His wife (Amy Ryan) is superficial to a perfect degree—her interest is collecting cookie jars. And their daughter is a swimming star, cheerful but not a bit deep. Neither of them gives him a bit of what he really needs.So when a foreign exchange high school student—a budding pianist—arrives in their house, an obvious opportunity arises. And I don't mean for some fun or an emotional sidetrip, but for a revival of honest feelings for life. Felicity Jones plays this out with an expected mix of shy expectance and seductive depth.The second half of the movie, unfortunately, lets some of the restraint and delicacy crumble, and the more it descends (or rises, if you like excess) into unlikely extremes, the more it is just a story told for its plot twists. For me that became less interesting, especially because I so much liked the subtle writing in the beginning.The final scene brings home that the point of the movie really is about that pretense of happiness upper middle class (or upper class) families work so hard to keep. To everyone's detriment. There is a lot here to like in an ultimately compromised plot.

Katerina Robertovla I must admit I cannot pass any film up that has Guy Pearce in it. He is just the most excellent actor.The thing that bothered me was Sophie's long and intense stares at Keith. It starts immediately at the beginning of the film when they pick her up at the airport.. Gimme a break. What teenager would be so in tune with a man's sense of longing? Sophie's character over and over again in the movie makes this precious, intense look at Keith. Also, the scene where the title of the movie comes from with her prompting him with breathing exercises just made me want to scream. "Sit down. Sit down," she purrs. Ick. How unimaginative.And then later in the film when Keith remarks, "You seem much older than you are." DUUHH!What I'm getting at is that I hated the script. This screenwriter should have just let it rip and let these two characters take off and explore life and left the wife and daughter in the dust.It would have been a way more interesting film. I mean, make the film about what really would have happened with this couple. And what would have happened with the wife and daughter? Sure, it would have disrupted everyone's lives. Rebellion against the moral norm always has consequences. However, to see the outcome of what would have happened with this couple would have been compelling.P.S. I fell in love with Guy Pearce with the film "A Slipping Down Life." I would highly recommend checking this movie out. I think it might be on Netflix. Did I mention that I like Guy Pearce? LOL