Review of Lie with Me (2004) by Chris H — 02 Aug 2011

Pushes boundaries by verging on being straight up porn, but there's way more to this than just the sex (though Lee Smith is certainly very pretty). Lee Smith's character Leila is a very troubled and damaged nymphomaniac, who is scared to/incapable of loving beyond sex.

Balfour's character isn't exactly normal either, his own insecurities made worse and propounded by his father's death, whom he clearly cared for, from the way he took care of him. There's decent romance amidst all the screwing.

Him chasing her down the road at the end echoes him chasing her near the start. It has a nice arty edge to it. And having Lehman is always good, even though she's not in this much. A fair little Canadian film and novel adaptation.