Review of Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) by Martin D — 11 Mar 2010
Hot off her success in Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts starred in this thriller about a battered wife stalked by her abusive husband. Roberts plays Laura Burney, the wife of a rich investment counselor, Martin (Patrick Bergin).
Martin appreciates his wife as a trophy, but at home he abuses her for not keeping the house as clean as he would like it. The verbal abuse descends into physical violence --so much so that Laura decides to disappear rather than live a life under Martin as a brutalized slave.
Laura fakes her own death by drowning, and relocates to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she changes her name to Sara Waters. She starts a relationship with her friendly Iowa neighbor Ben Woodward (Kevin Anderson), but her happiness is short-lived.
Martin has discovered that Laura has staged her drowning and is coming to Iowa to reclaim his possession.
This review of Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) was written by Martin D on 11 Mar 2010.
Sleeping with the Enemy has generally received positive reviews.
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