I caught this movie in the early AM hours and could not stop watching, even though I needed to get some sleep. I had to watch the whole thing after investing the time and energy in the first hour.
I was amazed at the subtleties in the ending. The first real smile on the face of Sherry at the end was amazing. Up until that point, any smile had seemed forced or under the influence.
The one element that made me scratch my head was during Sherry's first meeting with the adult Owen that had come to interview her. It seemed to me that she should have had all of those feelings come flooding back as soon as she heard his whole name. She obviously would have blocked out anything that occurred after the rape, but young Owen was her best friend/first crush. I felt that she easily would have recalled that, but not anything that included him in the rape.
I read in another comment that the subject matter of this film is something that women are frequently familiar with. Just as familiar is the feeling that the character of Chuck experienced. He was forced to try to steady the ship until Sherry finally reconciled what had happened in whatever manner she could. He had no outlet and no way to help her until she was ready.
I was amazed at the subtleties in the ending. The first real smile on the face of Sherry at the end was amazing. Up until that point, any smile had seemed forced or under the influence.
The one element that made me scratch my head was during Sherry's first meeting with the adult Owen that had come to interview her. It seemed to me that she should have had all of those feelings come flooding back as soon as she heard his whole name. She obviously would have blocked out anything that occurred after the rape, but young Owen was her best friend/first crush. I felt that she easily would have recalled that, but not anything that included him in the rape.
I read in another comment that the subject matter of this film is something that women are frequently familiar with. Just as familiar is the feeling that the character of Chuck experienced. He was forced to try to steady the ship until Sherry finally reconciled what had happened in whatever manner she could. He had no outlet and no way to help her until she was ready.