Plush (2013)

Dreadfully Boring

Crappy film

A Major Disappointment

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

first of all this actress Emily Browning got the looks & skills this film does show it all shes given her best her the bad thing is the burden she had to take while making this because the story was good but execution was way wrong the ending is completely dark with no use of light i guess someone likes to ape Christopher Nolan but ends up failing the fight sequence between Browning & Xavier Samuel is shot in a bad way you cant see anything until browning shoves a water pipe into his throat.the plot:Haley is a rock star her brother dies & shes married to Carter, have 2 kids life is going great until she meets a new guitarist Enzo who changes her world upside down.Haley was acting like a teenager rather then a mature mom of two kids all the time it was her fault letting another man come close to her when she got pregnant again as she is struggling to write new songs but what about the family she dint care at all doesn't she know its called cheating shes married to a good guy.the cast:all the actors did their best but Emily Browning looks cool enough here for one to watch this shes the only great actress.Emily Browning is recently making wrong choices when choosing scripts & this was not even a big budget film does she want to become a direct to home release actress like others she has reached her careers lowest point its a straight flush of loss then a plush its a half good half bad film nothing more.Overall if you are a fan of Emily Browning then do see Plush 2013 my rating is 4/10.

Slow, sex, rock music, with a splash of twisted darkness. Most of the movie is slow except for the ending. Didn't see that one coming.Honestly I love slow and twisted movies. I basically watched it because the trailer looked intriguing, but then I noticed some familiar actors that I enjoy. I usually don't watch a movie below a 6 rating, but I decided to give it a chance since this is something I'm interested in.All in all the movie made me want to have an affair, have twisted passionate sex, it made me want to pick up and smoke a cigarette and I don't smoke. There's so much of it going on. I loved the soundtrack they used; it really captured me and brought out the movie a little more. Although because it was so slow for most of the movie I was doing some work while listening and looking up every now-and-then. A weird story line, and in some parts I would have done things a little differently but the outcome would probably be nearly the same. It's definitely not a movie for everyone. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't watch it again. Although I'm going to find that soundtrack, can't get it out of my head!

Hayley, a successful singer makes a perfect duo with Jack. They have many fans and peoples comes to their concerts to hear them sing. One night Jack dies after an drug overdose and in his replacement is brought Enzo, an young and talented composer and singer. But things soon get out of control and the two reaches to make more then just music so Hayley is cheating on his husband, Carter. Their adventures keeps on repeating and Hayley remains pregnant although the intimate relationship between her and Carter and almost nonexistent. He soon starts to believe that there is something going on with her wife and the new singer and now Hayley asks help from Annie in order to try and straight things up. But it will not be so easy because Enzo is not who she imagine to be.The beginning is good, then it becomes confusing, boring and unwatchable but the last half an hour is the best and manage to save the whole movie along with the good performance from Xavier Samuel.

Catherine Hardwicke's latest venture echoes back from a not so distant memory, the mega-hit "Twilight". Not just because of the casting two of its memorable villains - Cam Gigandet and Xavier Samuel, the latter one wasn't directed by her in the third film - but because it deals with a female divided between two men. On a "real" level this time without vampires and wolves this is also a story about obsession confused with love, adoration confused care. "Plush" carelessly enters into the world of Pop/Rock stars where sometimes average bands like the one presented in the movie can make it big in business by composing mediocre songs. And it's in that world that everything takes place: life changes to lead singer Hayley (Emily Browning) when she decides to keep moving with her band with a new guitarist, Enzo (Samuel) after the former member and her brother (Thomas Dekker) die of an overdose, creating a huge block on her since they were great together as a band.It turns out that the new member proves to be a good thing at first. Slightly resembling the deceased brother (in my view, the movie keeps hitting a possible incestuous relationship between bro and sis, left in the air), Enzo is another source of good inspiration for the girl who gets the band back on the run, finally releasing new material. But they're involvement it's much more than just sharing the stage and the microphone, they have an affair. If only one of the involved could keep it lightly...Hayley happens to be married with another man (Gigandet), a good guy who takes care of the kids while she's on tour having great experiences with this mysterious man. But just like many of her fans, Enzo reveals to be a bit obsessed with Hayley and already makes plans to live with her and get rid off everyone against his plans.Don't get me wrong but what I've seen some traits of "Fatal Attraction" but slightly reversed, expanded to cause damage to another characters outside the trio and more daring in some aspects. It goes wrong with the clichés involving rock stars, fame, sex, drugs and rock n'roll with no brains, dark secrets, those are sickening to endure; then it jumps scenes that would be beneficial to the story/plot line awfully rushed and leaves unanswered questions (which might be answered in the tie-in novel, released a few months before the film).Why I liked "Plush"? First of all, I want to be a contrarian since most of the opinions trashing the film are missing everything. Missing the point, missing the fun, overlooking the negative stuff as if qualities weren't existing. OK, in terms of suspense is quite lifeless and overdone but gotta admit there's something in it that compels you to watch it. And if it's not the 'what comes next' kind of effect, slightly predictable in almost every movie out there, at least it's because of one character and his twists. The majority of characters here (Hayley included) are really disposable, or lacking in something to make us care but the transition between guitarists and their persona (at first similar, then reversely changed) is what makes this going. Too bad the only good guy in the movie, Thomas Dekker, didn't have an appropriate timing in the movie but his replacement works nicely. Xavier Samuel is the man and Enzo is definitely the reason why this movie is something else more than just a gathering of clichés. He's not much of a blessing, just helpful when in need of a whether a musician/composer to help with her songs or a sexual partner but definitely a curse in disguise just waiting the perfect moment to shatter her settled family life. He's magnetic and knows how to seduce; but it was a bit odd to see his terrifying side. One more positive point: finally Cam is not playing a villain, was about time. It's a personal matter of his in choosing dark roles but I guess he trusted the director enough to accept the family man role. Simple, quite weakened but different."Plush" shouldn't aboard too many topics at the same picture cause in the end it hurt the intention of knowing what's more important: the marriage going downhill, the new relationship that could never exist or the forgotten issues with the band. The final image (a hateful one I must say) pounders that the thriller must prevail. Very enjoyable and undeserving of the bad-mouthing is getting. Guys simply didn't like this concept. 8/10