everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

The movie captured like no other movie the situation for more than a few at this time and era we live in.The acting at times was superb. Kathryn Hahn drunk and relating to her girlfriends was astounding and needs to be given some recognition.Most overdue this type of scene but she played it like it really could be the case The inner angst that she was having to deal was terrificthe writing and the directing were extraordinaryThe pace of the movie was perfect yet was unpredictableThe supporting cast were great as well.It is exceptional to see a movie that is real.

My girlfriend put this on as a random choice from Netflix. When I saw the synopsis I put an imaginary gun to my head and pulled the trigger.Of course I ended up watching it right to the end and wouldn't let her turn it off when she got bored.This is a character piece about a woman who is going through a mid life crisis and somehow befriends a stripper. You can see this isn't going to end great but I was kept guessing if they were going to go 'Poison Ivy' or 'Thelma and Louise' or another direction. I think you might too.I couldn't switch off as I desperately wanted to know why the main character was making these bizarre choices.It didn't hurt that there the film also has a fair amount of nudity, strippers, and that the lovely Kathryn Hahn gets her boobs out.On a more serious note. Very good acting, great performances and dialogues, good production etc.

I'm not married but yet I know for a fact that there's no rulebook to a successful marriage. Nobody knows for sure what will save or end a marriage? The trick or plan that you think will save a marriage may not always work and the most unexpected one might actually help you win over your partner. Sometimes even the dumbest ideas can save a marriage. Focusing on one such dumb idea, Jill Soloway's "Afternoon Delight", is about the story of a couple's marriage that's almost kaput, and if there's anything that could save it, what is it?Jill could have made one of those cute romantic comedies that we all like to watch so much because in reality, most of our lives are the exact opposite. However, she refrains from the taking the usual path and challenges herself with this sly and rewarding romantic dramedy, sprinkled with occasional humour, that turns out to be a well- intentioned tale of marriage. In her first leading role, Kathryn Hahn plays Rachel, a suburban housewife who's having problems with her marriage. She hasn't had sex with her husband for, god knows, how long because she has lost count of it. Her marriage is on the brink of collapse when she's offered a dumb idea to visit a strip club with her husband to spice up their marriage. Rachel convinces her husband Jeff, played by Josh Radnor, to go with her to the strip club, where she's given a lap dance by a 19-year old McKenna, Juno Temple. Following which, Rachel tends to develop a strange feeling for McKenna, and eventually befriends her. And when McKenna doesn't have a place to say, Rachel is kind enough to offer her shelter in her house without even consulting Jeff. But McKenna is not a stripper, but a high end sex worker. How does this impact Rachel, her family and even her friends? At first, it's tough to understand the relationship between Rachael and McKenna. Did Rachael really care for McKenna when she was homeless, and therefore, she offered her place to say or was it to because she wanted her to spice up her sex life? But it's clearly not the second reason when we see how uncomfortable Rachael feels when she accompanies McKenna to one of her long-term clients. It's only towards the end you realize that Rachael really cared for McKenna but couldn't let her stay with her because her own relationship with her husband was in a mess. Jill makes a very strong point through the relationship of Rachael and McKenna. She raises the question whether is it acceptable to have a sex worker in your family because you care for her. This is further reiterated in one the scenes when there's a debate about the suitable word to describe McKenna – a sex worker or a prostitute. Otherwise, we have an enjoyable romantic drama with interesting and strong female characters and even better performances that leaves you emotionally uplifting. With a very subtle narrative, Jill addresses domestic issues with unparalleled sensitivity, criticism and wit no debutant filmmaker would dare to attempt. Although portraying a troubled character, Hahn seemed to have pulled it off with aplomb. I doubt if anyone else could have done justice to her role as much as she did. She is fittingly backed by Juno Temple in her captivating performance of a sex worker. She was so good that sometimes you feel like she is actually one in real life. It's a woman-centric film told from the perspective of a woman, and therefore, men happen to be only making guest appearances in some scenes. Nevertheless, we get a strong performance from Radnor in a role we are so not used to see him in. "Afternoon Delight" plunges deep into raw, intimate and uncomfortable areas that most films in the same genre would avoid. Read more reviews at http://movieroundup.in/

I've previously been a big fan of the director's work, The United States of Tara and Six Feet Under especially, but this is a tiresome piece which doesn't really go anywhere. Or anywhere interesting, at least.Bored housewife Rachel (Kathryn Hahn) seems to be trudging through every day life without taking much pleasure in it until she meets a stripper with a heart of gold (or so it seems at first) and invites her in to her home. After discovering that said stripper is also a sex worker she becomes more obsessed with her, until, inevitably, events take a darker turn.The first half hour of the movie is fairly amusing and well written, albeit with thinly sketched characters that it's hard to care about. But after that the film is painfully self-indulgent, predictable, and transforms in to a tedious mumblecore flick where we're supposed to care for the central leads despite them having no depth at all. An incredibly over long and agonisingly dull party scene seems to go on forever and from that point on everything is hit home with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, until the film eventually ends and you'll wonder why it couldn't all have been summed up within 45 minutes.Centering around the idea that "You don't appreciate what you've got until you've lost it", it could be of interest if it wasn't for the badly drawn characters and frustratingly predictable plot developments, that ultimately lead to an ending you'll have seen coming a mile off. It's a real shame as the first thirty minutes show promise, but it truly fails to deliver on it.