I was curious about this film and was hoping to see more of Rutger Hauer. Alas, he's killed off in the first few minutes.
This film felt like "Our Town," a play everyone raves about and I'm left questioning the damn point of the whole thing. And the ending of Bride Flight really pissed me off.
The plot is simple. Three women on their way to meet their husbands in New Zealand bond with Frank. Frank shares a lot of chemistry with Ada, but she is already married by proxy and pregnant by her husband, I think. Turns out her husband is an abusive religious zealot.
As a grandchild of a woman who had three husbands and I can't find any divorce records, it bothers me that Ada just doesn't disappear with Frank when they land. I'm sure Marjorie and Esther would have helped. Marjorie loses her ability to have children and Esther, having a one night stand with Frank, gives them her baby. I was kinda hoping Esther and Frank would get together, but no... poor Frank is just there to be used by the women.
Ada flees her husband and goes to Frank. They share a great interlude, but she gets all weepy over leaving her children behind and returns to the abusive jerk. Leaving Frank all alone. Surely she could have taken the dang kids and fled.
The past is interspersed with scenes of the three women getting invitations to Frank's funeral and gathering together to say goodbye.
Poor Frank! He never knew he was a father.
At the funeral, Marjorie and Esther agree to never tell their son he's adopted... sure that will last long in the age of DNA tests... Ada is still with abusive ex (WHY?) and they all ride home in a car... happy? Esther had the most potential and I feel she got the best ending, as she seems content in her life as a single woman... this film just pissed me off.
Poor Frank.
This film felt like "Our Town," a play everyone raves about and I'm left questioning the damn point of the whole thing. And the ending of Bride Flight really pissed me off.
The plot is simple. Three women on their way to meet their husbands in New Zealand bond with Frank. Frank shares a lot of chemistry with Ada, but she is already married by proxy and pregnant by her husband, I think. Turns out her husband is an abusive religious zealot.
As a grandchild of a woman who had three husbands and I can't find any divorce records, it bothers me that Ada just doesn't disappear with Frank when they land. I'm sure Marjorie and Esther would have helped. Marjorie loses her ability to have children and Esther, having a one night stand with Frank, gives them her baby. I was kinda hoping Esther and Frank would get together, but no... poor Frank is just there to be used by the women.
Ada flees her husband and goes to Frank. They share a great interlude, but she gets all weepy over leaving her children behind and returns to the abusive jerk. Leaving Frank all alone. Surely she could have taken the dang kids and fled.
The past is interspersed with scenes of the three women getting invitations to Frank's funeral and gathering together to say goodbye.
Poor Frank! He never knew he was a father.
At the funeral, Marjorie and Esther agree to never tell their son he's adopted... sure that will last long in the age of DNA tests... Ada is still with abusive ex (WHY?) and they all ride home in a car... happy? Esther had the most potential and I feel she got the best ending, as she seems content in her life as a single woman... this film just pissed me off.
Poor Frank.