Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

secondtake Open Window (2006)A terrible attempt at high drama, and a noble attempt to get to something difficult. A young couple have just gotten engaged. The woman is then raped. This is shown briefly but the point is how they cope and adjust. Or not.And I imagine it's harder than you'd think. There are all kinds of interpersonal issues on both sides. The woman has the direct trauma, the nightmares, the wondering about intimacy. The man faces this from outside, has growing and gnawing empathy, and also struggles with intimacy. Things might just then fall apart--you'll have to see.In fact the two leads are rather good, Robin Tunney as a photographer's assistant and Joel Edgerton as the sincere fiancé. The girl's mom shows up in several scenes and I found her terrible--and was surprised it was Cybill Shepherd. It was partly her lines that were weak, or just a casting problem. The guy's dad shows up, too, and is decent but kind of expendable in terms of the main plot.Besides a bunch of directing and writing decisions that water the movie down, it has one quality that ruins it--the rape itself. I was relieved that it wasn't really shown--only very briefly at first, and that was awful enough. I even commented to my girlfriend how happy I was not to have to sit through the shock of that kind of scene. Then the movie keeps reliving it in more and more detail for the rest of the movie. So you never escape it. And it gets increasingly gruesome. And psychologically weird, which I know is possible but the mental twists aren't supported by the writing or the rest of the characterization.It's too bad, because the movie could have really focused on the relationship and their struggle to get past the horrible event. The move to sensationalizing it makes the whole move cheap and false.

bdunphy-2 This is a wonderful film. It is well crafted, beautifully written and sensitively shot. It deals with a topic that is difficult to view.The treatment of this violent subject is amazingly soft and thoughtful. It brought me to tears in it's simplicity. And I think it is this delicate treatment that is the strength of the piece. By carefully, tenderly working through the torment of the character and bringing her through to the other side we, as the audience are given a great gift--the gift of hope. I understand why there is such a groundswell of support for this film. It is a testament to all who have been through any trauma.

thaliangirl This was an odd movie to find playing on Showtime - seems very at odds with most of their programming and I don't remember a theatrical release. It is a quiet and powerful piece about the effect that a brutal rape has on a young couple and their immediate family.It seemed to be a very realistic portrayal of the aftermath of a rape and the performances by Robin Tunney and Joel Edgerton were exceptional. I read in one of the postings on the IMDb message board that it was based in part on a real experience in the director's life. That doesn't surprise me as this movie really seems to capture an emotional depth and honesty that is very hard to find in most movies nowadays. Very impressive.

toddc1961 Very enjoyable movie but would have like to seen a little more continuity in the plot and sub-plots. Cybill Shepherd's character was funny and provided some comic relief to a fairly serious subject matter. Didn't understand the significance of the bird on the window ledge. Robin Tunney (Izzy) didn't convince me of her true feelings at the end of the movie. Overall, I would go see this as an entertaining albeit serious relationship movie. I loved the actress that plays the psychiatrist (she was Bree Van De Camp's mother-in-law on Desperate Housewives). I discussed this movie with another person and we both agreed that a picture of the attacker in Izzy's camera would have been a good thing as well as a large portrait of him at her show.