SYNOPSICS
Balancing the Books (2009) is a English movie. Meir Sharony has directed this movie. Dina Meyer,Vincent Spano,Lela Rochon,Lea Thompson are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2009. Balancing the Books (2009) is considered one of the best Drama,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
"BALANCING THE BOOKS" is a character-driven suspense drama about an attractive woman who enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a traumatic experience she can no longer deny. Julia, divorced and successfully self-employed, seems to have it all - except the right guy in her life. Her friends urge her to "get back out there." But they don't yet know about Scott - a charming man with a secret background whose true colors paint a streak of pain and fear through Julia's life. When Scott's effect on Julia reaches the breaking point, she and her friends take matters into their own hands... and underestimate the consequences. The outcome forces all of them into a desperate situation. Everyone pays the price.
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Outstanding Performances and Inventive Plot Twists
"Fatal Secrets" (a.k.a., "Restitution Road") is a combination thriller and toxic masculinity-based film. Three close female friends are all in transition in their lives. Julia has recently divorced and is readjusting life as a single mom. Rebecca is married to an attorney but carrying on an affair with a doctor. And Sharlene is dating and getting serious about marriage. They meet regularly in a book club. The most appropriate reading during the time span of the film is Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." Julia meets a man online. They have a good first date, where Scott is quite gentlemanly. But on the second meeting, Scott assaults her in her home. She feels that she does not have enough evidence to go to the police, and the two friends join her in a posse. The newer title "Restitution Road" more accurately conveys the gist of this film than the pedestrian "Fatal Secrets." The word "restitution" conveys something different than "revenge." It is especially the final fifteen minutes of the film that include both a dynamic plot twist and a more nuanced expression of the nature of restitution. All of the performances were great, the film was well scored, and it included interesting locations and environments. For a made-for-television film, this was an all-around
EXTREMITIES RIP-OFF
Judy (Dina Meyer) is a major league babe and single mom. She meets Mr. Wonderful on-line and by the time the credits are done she had been raped by a creepy David Hess wanna-be(Vicent Spano as Scott). After Judy does the proverbial shower and doesn't call the police, she then strolls on down to Scott's office to "discuss what had happened." (At this point I'm starting to sympathize with Scott.) Oddly, Scott is not as receptive as Judy had imagined and threatens to destroy Judy if she makes any trouble. Judy is part of a book club with Rebecca (Lea Thompson)and Sharlene (Lela Rochon). Rebecca is married to a lawyer (David) who just found out about her affair with Aaron. She doesn't know what to do. She loves David, but the sex is better with Aaron. Sharlene had been abused by her father. Judy becomes obsessed with revenge on Scott, a man who seems to have no past. She eventually confides in her friends. Judy makes headway but confronts dead ends as the dialogue digresses into third rate movie: "God ain't dead, but surely he's asleep." As you look at the DVD cover, you can figure out where this leads as the DVD box is the plot spoiler. Dina Meyer is no Farrah Fawcett. No nudity. No F-bombs.