mister_bateman

The main protagonist, a narcissistic, self-absorbed c-word of a woman decides to take revenge on her equally a-holish supposed boyfriend after finding out he is a casanova. Because he is from a rich dynasty, the only way to get back at him is to become prime minister which she proceeds to do. Not only is the story completely retarded, she isn't a likeable character at all, so you basically just wish for her to get hit by a truck and the movie to be over.

This movie must have been written by a sexual deviant with self esteem issues and some kind of domination fetish. It even starts out with the main protagonist casually mentioning that his parents used to raise him as a girl until he was seven and reaches its peak with him switching shoes with her and wearing her heels in a crowded park because her feet hurt. In between we get various scenes of him letting himself get slapped around, abused and degraded by this crazy chick. It's all supposed to be funny, charming and cute (and sometimes it actually is) but ultimately this movie is about an effeminate beta male being a total doormat for a girl because she is pretty - but unlike in real life, he actually wins her heart.

The movie is beautifully shot, well acted and has a great classical soundtrack. It has that 90's Hollywood warmth to it, the grainy camera, the music. Like a Steven King film or Home Alone. The main character and his motives however don't make much sense and from the very first scene on I had question marks popping up in the rational side of my brain. But weirdly enough it is still very entertaining and nice to watch and the story has a certain poetry to it. A cozy movie for a rainy night.