The Girl in the Bathtub

I love Caitlin but I don't think the movie is giving justice to the actual Julia Law. The was it's being director is similar to desperate housewife, where we hear Julia's voice talking about her death. Shame!

Watched this TV movie on Netflix. My expectations weren't high but it was pretty well written and the lead actress Caitlin Stasey is to say the least beguiling. A good little film.

I don't understand the 5.5 stars, this was a compelling story about the realities of why people make the choices they do. People are very judgemental of her lifestyle but so was she. Always remember, people are doing the best they can.

Omg I dated a guy like her !

I thought her acting was quite good actually but The film could of been so much better.

Constantly cheating always drama in her & his life that she brought on herself . She is a typical Borderline cluster B personality. Demanding needing , validation, drop everything I need you . Her addiction with alcohol & men to fill that void in her life while destroying others marriage & people.

Watching the movie evoked memories of the song Runaway Train by Soul Asylum, "runaway train never coming back, wrong way on a one way track". If what the movie depicted is true, she was probably set on the wrong path when her dad left her and whatever else came after that in her childhood.

It would be easy to label Julia a drama queen, an addict etc. But that would be underestimating the impact of trauma. Most people struggling with addiction are trying to escape from trauma and self-hatred. She was also addicted to older emotionally unavailable men, i.e. Men like her dad. It is called repetition compulsion and it is entirely unconscious.

In spite of her efforts at cleaning herself up, she could not find the one thing she really craved - a man who would always be there for her and love her unconditionally, the substitute for her dad. I do not hate the story because it is an important story of parents messing up their kids. But I hate the storytelling; having Julia talk about her own death is weird. Moral of the story, unless you are prepared to love your children, do not become a parent.