Chlorine (2013)

Chlorine: Directed by Jay Alaimo. With Kyra Sedgwick, Vincent D’Onofrio, Tom Sizemore, Elisabeth Röhm. Revolves around a family struggling to maintain their well-to-do lifestyle in their overly materialistic New England community. Sedgwick plays the matriarch, who is more interested in appearances than for caring or showing affection toward her husband (D’Onofrio) and pushes him into a bad real estate deal.

“This movie is frequently funny, but it isnu0026#39;t always, and doesnu0026#39;t have to be. There are important moral lessons here, and sometimes people donu0026#39;t do what theyu0026#39;re supposed to. But the Lent family is basically good. And sometimes people are just silly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRhys Coiro may be the standout actor here. Part of this is the extreme close-ups of his weird behavior. And sometimes heu0026#39;s just weird.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKyra Sedgwick gives her usual good performance. I promise Georgieu0026#39;s really a good person and we will see that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDreama Walker does that spoiled teen routine really well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut most everyone gives a good performance, and most of them are fairly normal.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThereu0026#39;s one physical fight that is unique. Itu0026#39;s not quite what one might expect once itu0026#39;s over.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIs this a wholesome family movie? Hardly. Several people use cocaine, especially Doug. There are sexual situations, including a strip club, but nothing too graphic other than dialogue. And the language is pretty bad. When I saw this, the sound went out a lot, and charactersu0026#39; mouths were blurred at the time. Sometimes the sound went out for a long time. The investment group is YGF, or u0026quot;You got … u0026quot;. No, not really. Thereu0026#39;s an official name that suggests success.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t understand the significance of the movieu0026#39;s title. The characters spend very little time in the pool.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, itu0026#39;s worth seeing.”