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Hindsight

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 33m
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4.8/10
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Hindsight (2008)
DramaMysteryThriller

Unexpectedly pregnant with no means to raise a child, Dina and Ronnie decide to sell their unborn baby over the Internet. Their plan begins to unravel when the couple they've chosen, Paul an... Read allUnexpectedly pregnant with no means to raise a child, Dina and Ronnie decide to sell their unborn baby over the Internet. Their plan begins to unravel when the couple they've chosen, Paul and Maria, turn out to have an agenda of their own.Unexpectedly pregnant with no means to raise a child, Dina and Ronnie decide to sell their unborn baby over the Internet. Their plan begins to unravel when the couple they've chosen, Paul and Maria, turn out to have an agenda of their own.

  • Director
    • Paul Holahan
  • Writer
    • Brooke Purdy
  • Stars
    • Leonor Varela
    • Jeffrey Donovan
    • Waylon Payne
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    464
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    • Director
      • Paul Holahan
    • Writer
      • Brooke Purdy
    • Stars
      • Leonor Varela
      • Jeffrey Donovan
      • Waylon Payne
    • 21User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Leonor Varela
    Leonor Varela
    • Maria
    Jeffrey Donovan
    Jeffrey Donovan
    • Paul
    Waylon Payne
    Waylon Payne
    • Ron
    Miranda Bailey
    Miranda Bailey
    • Dina
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Peter
    Kurt Morgan
    • Line cook
    Deborah Offner
    Deborah Offner
    • Manager
    Arnell Powell
    Arnell Powell
    • Jerry
    • Director
      • Paul Holahan
    • Writer
      • Brooke Purdy
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    7brayneded31

    A woman recounts the story of how she and her boyfriend attempt to simultaneously remedy their financial troubles and an undesired pregnancy

    This film has very well-written script. The characters are nicely-paralleled, simultaneously mirroring one another in their fundamental psychological struggles and diverging in their drives, desires, and ideals. The whole storyline is a psychotic eruption of social inadequacies combined with the ever-present question of whether or not our actions are to be judged by an absolute morality.

    With regards to character development, the script may have been better carried by stronger acting -- the internal development was present, but was not sufficiently layered within the characters.

    Overall, the film is sufficiently suspenseful to hold the attention of the audience.
    7Northevenstar84

    Thrills and a hidden social commentary...

    Dina and Ronnie are a couple that live a carefree life taking what they want from others. They don't pay their rent, they steal cars, and don't seem to care about the consequences. All of their fun comes to a screeching halt when Dina discovers that she is pregnant. They have no way to provide for a child, so they decide to sell their baby to a desperate couple they find online. Paul and Maria live the perfect suburban lifestyle with a brand new model home and expensive cars, but what they really want has always been denied to them. They cannot have children. The action begins when the couples meet for the first time. Immediately it becomes clear that nothing is what it appears to be. Tension builds as ulterior motives are uncovered on both sides of the deal, and what was supposed to be an easy con for Ronnie and Dina spins violently out of control.

    The film opens with Dina hitching a ride with Peter, and she recounts her tale through a series of flashbacks. It's a interesting choice for a thriller. If not handled carefully this kind of narrative structure can ruin the momentum of a film, especially one that relies on thrills. However, this film has something more to offer. The best kind of horror film is the one that focuses on social issues or stigmas and turns them around to show us what we are really afraid of. Hindsight is about choice and the consequences of materialism. How much is one baby worth? Or that boat in Florida? How far will you go to get what you want? And why do you want it in the first place? That last question is the most important. It all comes back to morality, and, of course, a nice little twist ending to tie things off.

    Technically the film is sound. It has some great thrills, built up by creative use of sound and lighting design. The actors deliver well enough and the plot has enough turns to keep people guessing. There's enough gore to keep the spatter crowd entertained, and some depth for those of us who like to look in to film a little more deeply. All in all, definitely worth your time.
    8aqos-1

    Very Original

    This movie is about an irresponsible young couple that live in their car with no means of support. When they find out they are expecting, they see their unborn baby as a way to make money. They research many couples on the internet (how do you have internet with no place to live?) and visit a prospective couple. A couple they have seemingly chosen as the adoptive parents. The couples come together and things go well as long as the baby's biological father can keep his true nature under control. He gets angry and slaps his pregnant girlfriend which makes the adoptive father question whether or not they are making the right choice with this adoption. It is from this point that things start beginning to take twists and turns. You may be able to predict how the movie is going to end, but the trip to the end is an enjoyable one.
    6TequilaMockingbird63

    Not a bad little THRILLER.

    Pretty good actually!

    Pluses: Smokingly hot Lenor Varela as Maria, Charismatic Jeffery Donovn as Paul, Handsome Waylon Payne as Ron, Long time character favorite Richard Riehle as Peter.

    Minuses: Miranda Bailey as Dina.

    In nut shell: Dina and Ronnie are vagabond shysters who live out of a stolen truck. Dina gets pregnant from her "seemingly sweet" but shady boyfriend played by the remarkable somewhat new comer Waylon Payne (Jerry Lee Lewis in "Walk the Line"). Thru the internet they find a couple that can't have children. This couple has money. Lots of money. Here the drama unfolds. They plan to sell the baby to the rich couple but have "ulterior motives".

    The film is actually very clever. Lots of plot twists. Lots of thrills. Everyone in this film does a great job. My only problem was Miranda Bailey. She is JUST NOT a LEADING LADY. Unless you just happen to run the production company Ambush Entertainment that made this film. (Ahh, now it makes sense). She is a fine actor. No problems in that department but in comparison to the top notch performances of those performing next to her she makes this look more like a student film rather than the low budget film festival circuit independent that it is. She is not a leading lady. Sorry no offense. It got pretty creepy at the end!! But I don't know how Dina would have survived what Maria did to her so I was a bit confused? But "A for effort". It's certainly better than any film I've ever made.
    8jimdiamond-55270

    Very good picture shows how humans can really get the evil that men do goes on and on

    This movie was essentially about two trailer trash people who got pregnant and didn't have any money.

    They have went through their entire lives swindling and stealing from people. They were going to get money for their baby which they didn't want anyways and sell it to some rich folks but they're playing in the end was to swindle them and leave with the baby which they didn't want anyhow. It ends up the people they were selling it to we're just as devious as they were so it ended up to be a pretty good movie. It was interesting seeing how the rich people thought that they were better than the poor people and the poor people automatically assumed the rich people didn't like them. The only real odd thing about the movie is the trailer trash girl was telling her story to some old man who picked her up when she was hitchhiking. It seems like they were driving many many thousands of miles they never said what why the guy gave her such a long ride it didn't seem realistic that he would drive her all over the country to hear her story about how she cheated people. Most people would have dumped her out after finding out what a miserable rotten person she was. Anyway it was a very good movie and shows that you can't trust people at all. People for the most part are much worse than animals as you will see at the very end. When they want something they will get it at any cost.

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2008 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Expecting
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Ambush Entertainment
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      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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