I'd heard how much fun the book is, but the lure of the movie was impossible to resist on a rainy Seattle day. Mistake.
Rachel, "main" character, is alcoholic ex-wife of Tom. Couldn't have children. Rides the train to a non-job. Drinks, looks out window
Anna is Tom's new wife. Mother of perfect baby. Rachel jealous.
Megan lives down the block. She becomes nanny for Anna (even though Anna doesn't work). Emma accidentally drowned her own baby years earlier--though no one knows but her. Tough times with new hubby who'd like a baby and doesn't understand why Emma resists.
Megan sees shrink to discuss her unhappiness.
Rachel sees shrink hug Megan, thinks Megan is having an affair with him. (She'd like to, but he wants to keep his license. Not entirely clear, but I don't think there is an affair.)
Megan disappears. Did she run away? Did Rachel kill her? Did her husband kill her.
SPOILERs
TOM is the killer. Womanizer, he's the father of Megan's unborn baby. He tells her to have an abortion. She resists; he hits her with a rock.
Ending: Rachel confronts Tom. Anna stands in the back with her baby. Tom goes nuts, hits Rachel. She runs outside; he follows. The stabs him in the neck with corkscrew! Blood spurts! Anna comes out and turns the corkscrew a few times to make sure he's dead! Some (including me) in audience howl in laughter--not good. Scene reminded me of Rambo in Afghanistan when he cauterized his own gunshot wound with a blow torch.
Rachel, "main" character, is alcoholic ex-wife of Tom. Couldn't have children. Rides the train to a non-job. Drinks, looks out window
Anna is Tom's new wife. Mother of perfect baby. Rachel jealous.
Megan lives down the block. She becomes nanny for Anna (even though Anna doesn't work). Emma accidentally drowned her own baby years earlier--though no one knows but her. Tough times with new hubby who'd like a baby and doesn't understand why Emma resists.
Megan sees shrink to discuss her unhappiness.
Rachel sees shrink hug Megan, thinks Megan is having an affair with him. (She'd like to, but he wants to keep his license. Not entirely clear, but I don't think there is an affair.)
Megan disappears. Did she run away? Did Rachel kill her? Did her husband kill her.
SPOILERs
TOM is the killer. Womanizer, he's the father of Megan's unborn baby. He tells her to have an abortion. She resists; he hits her with a rock.
Ending: Rachel confronts Tom. Anna stands in the back with her baby. Tom goes nuts, hits Rachel. She runs outside; he follows. The stabs him in the neck with corkscrew! Blood spurts! Anna comes out and turns the corkscrew a few times to make sure he's dead! Some (including me) in audience howl in laughter--not good. Scene reminded me of Rambo in Afghanistan when he cauterized his own gunshot wound with a blow torch.
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