Chloe (2009)

Chloe is a psychological thriller about a middle-aged woman who suspects her very flirtatious husband of cheating on her. After her husband missed the surprise birthday party she'd planned for him, the couple go out with some friends and she ends up meeting an escort in the bathroom. She then hires this escort, Chloe, to tempt her husband to see how he will react. Chloe then reports back to her with the various events that occur.

This movie had the potential to be very good, but didn't quite hit the mark. There are some great actors in the cast and they play their roles very well, the atmosphere was also pretty spot on. The problem is actually with the plot. The movie spends far too much time setting up the story and characters and building the overall plot, which is fine and is expected in movies of this genre... so long as all of that building sets up the audience for some sort of logical catharsis. But that's not the case with this movie. The climactic 'twist' came a little bit out of left field. When it was tied in to previous events in the plot, the resulting dilemma seemed too passionate and emotionally charged for the events that it supposedly stemmed from. So much time was spent building the story and the suspense, but at the same time.. not enough time and effort went into explaining Chloe's motivation and perspective, which made the whole film fall short of actually being good. It wasn't a bad film by any means, but it will disappoint you on an intellectual level.