Chloe: Movie Review

The opening monologue of "Chloe" does two things: wonderfully sets up who Chloe is as a character, and gives away most of the film's mystery. This film did a lot correct but a number of things wrong as well, and in the end I feel it suffered from the flaws.

Chloe (Amanda Seyfriend) is a self-employed escort. Most of her clients are married men. Chloe is hired by Catharine (Julianne Moore) to seduce her husband David (Liam Neeson) whom she suspects of cheating. Chloe does as she's told and reports her...results...to Catharine. The plan has worked; she has proof her husband is cheating. The film should be over, but Chloe continues to see David despite Catharine telling her the "transaction" is finished.

The film does a great job of showing its title character as someone who is in desperate need of attention, a normal life and a loving family...or any family for that matter. Seyfried is sexy as hell the whole film, and it was hard to take my eyes off her. The premise and most of the story are good as well.

Where the film falls really short for me is the fact I picked up the big reveal (near the end of film) during the opening monologue. The ending left something more to be desired, and seemed as if the creators couldn't think of anything else. Surely there's an argument out there that says the ending works given the Chloe's emotional state, but I don't think I buy it; I wanted more and different. Lastly, the son of David and Catharine was horribly underdeveloped. He has completely unexplained dialogue and behavior. It is as if the film had an entire conversation that was left on the cutting room floor. I would have appreciated seeing a bit more about him and why he was the way he was.