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This film reminded me of the 90's wave of erotic thrillers. It's got all the elements, including a healthy dose of softcore sex scenes which surprised me because Amanda Seyfried has such an endearing, innocent look about her. But she's such a good actress though that this doesn't prevent her from convincingly playing the role of seductive call girl Chloe. Julianne Moore plays Catherine, a gynecologist who suspects her flirtatious husband (Liam Neeson) is having an affair with one of his students. While at work Catherine observes Chloe entering and exiting hotels with several men so she can make a pretty good guess at Chloe's profession. Catherine decides to use Chloe as bait to see if her husband would submit to the temptation of an affair with Chloe.

And even though that is the basic storyline, there is so much more that is left unsaid; things Catherine thinks she knows but doesn't know about her husband, things Chloe knows about Catherine that Catherine herself doesn't even know; and in the middle of it all, the viewer who finds out we didn't know much at all about it all. The audience is pretty much kept in the dark as to what is really going on with Chloe until one small scene that immediately switches the direction of the movie. It's not one of those hokey melodramatic twists, but will definitely have you playing back the entire movie in your mind because it sheds everything in a new light. Chloe brags at the beginning of the film, in a voice-over narration, that she has the gift of intuiting what people want and need without it being said. She can be all things to all people. And unfortunately for Julianne Moore's character, Chloe is exactly right....just not in the way that you might initially think she is.

What makes this movie good is that it has layers. Just as in real life, people are inevitably much different than what they appear to be on the surface. In a lesser film, the characters and plot would be one-dimensional and by far less interesting.

Chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan, a remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie.... It stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried in the title role. Its screenplay was written by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the earlier French film, written by Anne Fontaine.

Catherine (Moore) hires Chloe (Seyfried), an escort, to test her husband's (Neeson) loyalty towards her. However, Chloe falls in love with Catherine and the two women get intimate, which complicates their lives.

Chloe starts off as an intriguing psychological drama - and then begins to veer off into B-movie territory, although Egoyan packs in enough wisdom about the slow erosion of relationships, about aging, about female desire, to make the film utterly worthwhile. Moore and Seyfried provide the film with an intense breath of authenticity guaranteeing you feel the pain inflicted upon their characters by the plot's extreme circumstances.

The script's feminine perspective helps elevate the film from Egoyan's usual sexy (but satisfying) thriller into something a tad more insightful. The films seductive aesthetic is both distancing and, largely on the strength of Moore's translucent performance and Seyfried's boldness, forcibly intimate.

The film may be predictable and a little messy when it comes to the story-telling but Moore and Seyfried deliver enough hot chemistry to keep an audience's interest until the final moments. Between the strong acting, camera work, the subtle yet powerful score and a compelling story that lures us immediately, Chloe is ultimately a recommended watch.

When David (Liam Neeson) misses his flight home from New York and, as a result, the surprise party his wife Catherine (Julianne Moore) has planned for him, Catherine is forced to swallow her disappointment and any suspicions and return to the waiting guests. Reading a text message sent to David's phone the following morning from one of his female students, Catherine's fear grows. More suspicious than ever that David is having an affair, Catherine seeks out Chloe (Amanda Seyfried), an escort, hiring her to test David's fidelity.

Chloe is a very solid thriller. Extremely engaging and incredibly entertaining, this story is ultimately about human nature and instincts. The film really grabs your attention and visually, it's quite a feat. The minimalistic sets and the way it was shot give this film a really modern and slick look. I feel like I should warn that there's quite a bit of nudity and somewhat graphic scenes but nothing outrageous or out of place.

Moore was absolutely terrific, she has proved her value already but here she delivers possibly one of the best performances of her career. Seyfried was quite a surprise. Her performance was subtle but very efficient and she seems a very promising young actress. Liam Neeson was not nearly as good as he usually is but it's understandable considering his wife died during the shooting of the film.

As I said, Chloe is a very solid and well done film. Unfortunately it has one major flaw, the predictably of the plot. I saw the twist coming from a mile way and I think any avid movie-goer will too. Still, it was a great watch, very entertaining and extremely well acted. Worth seeing.

7/10

The Atom Egoyan behind Chloe is not the auteur behind films like Erotica and The Sweet Hereafter, but he weaves it in the right direction, and the end result may be his most erotic film yet. Ergo, Chloe feels like enough of an Egoyan film for me to argue that going commercial is not something that will degrade the quality of his work, (although I can't say much for Where the Truth Lies.)

Dr. Catherine Stewart suspects her husband is cheating on her, so she hires a local prostitute to seduce him, and report back with news. The things that Chloe has to say really turn on Dr. Stewart, and the two women start to fall for each other. But when Catherine decides it is time to pull the plug, Chloe isn't so eager to go away.

Chloe grows increasingly eerie, and profound, which draws you in, but in the last twenty minutes, it comes close to falling apart. The picture benefits greatly from by Paul Sarossy's cinematography featuring nuances of harsh light and warm colour tones, that highlight all the interiors. What we have here a classy looking B-movie. It is intriguing but not great art.

I'm giving this movie a 6 for the sexual content which was very sexy, and was also really the only substance in this film and made it watchable. Otherwise it was pretty boring. But there was some hot lesbian action that was pretty pornographic. And other good sexy content too. But I don't recommend this movie.

If anyone was suited for remaking the French film Nathalie, it was Atom Egoyan, whose deeply twisted and occasionally perverse studies of sexuality, expressed through an apparently cold directorial eye, go hand in hand with a script that emphasized words over images (though there is a bit more flesh in the English-language transition). Hence the rather brilliant Chloe, whose prime accomplishment lies in its being less showy and pretentious than the director's previous foray into erotic secrets, the ambitious Where the Truth Lies.

Set in Egoyan's home town of Toronto, Chloe tells the story of the eponymous call girl (Amanda Seyfried) who is hired by gynecologist Catherine Stewart (Julianne Moore) when the latter starts to suspect her husband (Liam Neeson) is having an affair. Chloe's job is to casually approach him and see if he falls for her charm, thus indicating his propensity for adultery. However, as the girl's reports get more and more graphic, Catherine realizes she has put herself in an awkward position, one that it will be difficult to get out of.

A fascinating hybrid between psychological drama and erotic thriller (there's a vague hint of Fatal Attraction throughout the movie), Chloe is a rarity due to its attempt to analyze sex and its consequences without necessarily resorting to openly titillating imagery (a characteristic Egoyan shares with another Canadian maestro, David Cronenberg). The only downside of this approach is the same flaw that was much more evident in Where the Truth Lies, namely a deliberately slow pace that affects the thriller aspects but enhances the emotional poignancy, something that comes off as a paradox given the seemingly cold subject matter.

Furthermore, there is no coldness to be found in the carefully crafted performances: Neeson and Moore play the troubled couple with conviction, especially when things start getting more complicated (Moore's suspicious wife is a tour de force turn that should have received some award recognition), but the heart of the film lies, quite predictably, in Seyfried's hands, and she rises to the challenge by proving that she can do Big Love-style quality work on the big screen, embodying a complex, intriguing character light years away from her roles in Mamma Mia! and Mean Girls.

Overall, Chloe is a very good movie: sexy without being gratuitous, psychological without getting pompous and, like its title character, delightfully surprising.

"Chloe" is listed under the drama, mystery and thriller genres. It starts as a psychological drama. Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) is a young woman whose path happens to cross that of Catherine Stewart (Julianne Moore). Later, Catherine--who is a gynecologist--observes Chloe on the street from her office window and realizes that Chloe is a prostitute.

The young woman is beautiful and she seems to possess some control over her life, which looks passionate and glamorous from afar. Catherine's life is rather sterile. She lives in a glass and metal house with a son who prefers to ignore her and a husband, David (Liam Neeson), who always has excuses to avoid intimacy and to be away from home.

Catherine suspects her husband of infidelity. When she watched Chloe on the street, she wondered if her husband could resist the young woman's charms. Chloe and Catherine meet again, in a bar. Catherine--who by now is obsessed with the conviction that her husband is disloyal--asks if she can purchase Chloe's services in an experiment to see if David will succumb to temptation. And thus the trap is set.

It was to be a one-time lure, but Catherine wants irrefutable proof and hires Chloe again. Eventually, Catherine gets what she is looking for. Or does she want something more from the mysterious siren Chloe?

Catherine's girlfriends think she is having an affair. The covert nature of the relationships between the three characters evolves into a dance of intrigue. The film now becomes a mystery. Chloe injects herself into every aspect of the couple's lives. What is her intention?

I don't think the story ever becomes a thriller, but the psychological drama plays out till the film's final moments.

The film is well made and well acted. Amanda Seyfried uses the ill-timed laugh and the inappropriate comment to keep the viewer off-balance. Portions of the film seem Hitchcockian. We are never sure where the story will lead and there are twists that surprise.

Chloe (2009) is really underrated love tragic drama. It is not that bad of a film I really liked it. I am not a drama love story fan guy but this movie really surprise me. It was not boring, over long or over dramatic like some movies are! It has a love drama and it ends with a twist and with a tragedy on the end of the film. Amanda Seyfried took my heart away with her acting, her beauty and I feel remorse for her character. I understood her character. I know now is based on the earlier French film Nathalie... (2003) I know that film is praised since Chloe come out, but who cares! I hated Dear John and Notebook I hated those films. The only films I liked in drama were American Beauty, Great Expectations that was a based on a novel and The Vow I like those movies.

Chloe this movie also has an erotic thriller about seducing and manipulating other peoples and it has a message. Don't belive anything and anyone you hear from people. Julianne Moore is fantastic and the women can act. She is awesome actress she is one the actresses I like and that's rarely by me. Liam Neeson is excellent as always I love this guy. I love Taken, Non-Stop in which Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson reunite again. A Walk Among the Tombstones, Unknown and Run All Night. I love the actor even in this drama he is so good. The thriller that was in this movie reminds me in other movies like are: Fatal Attraction. The Game, Disclosure and The Boy Next Door.

8/10 this is a tragic love story and that a good one, It worked by me I understand the character, the movie worked better then in other movies. In my opinion I like it! Atom Egoyan did a good job directing this movie. Response to a nutcase below me: the movie is not bland it is at least much better than your stupid dumb movie Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Justice. F**K Off!

I have to admit I'm not really a fan of Atom Egoyan; his films always feel a little too 'antiseptic' for my tastes but "Chloe", a remake of the French film "Nathalie", works surprisingly well. A middle-aged woman, (Julianne Moore), who feels she's no longer that attractive and suspects her husband, (Liam Neeson), of playing around, hires a young escort, (Amanda Seyfried), to test his fidelity only for things to slip out of her control. It's a high-toned movie about the miseries of the rich which, to those of us who don't move in such salubrious circles, might not seem quite so miserable and it's set in a wintery Toronto.

Moore is superb but the real revelation of the picture is Seyfried who is outstanding as Chloe, (Neeson is miscast as an academic). This is Egoyan in De Palma mode; you keep expecting the inevitable lesbian relationship to develop and maybe even a knife to glint in the winter sunshine. Certainly Chloe's character fits the profile of potential movie psycho, either that or just a very sad young woman. If the plot twists are predictable, it hardly matters; this still looks and feels like a class act. Of course, it may be nothing more than high-class soft porn for the intellectual set. The choice, as they say, is yours but for once this was one Egoyan picture I could finally get my teeth into.

This film is about a doctor who suspects her husband to be cheating. She hires a prostitute to test her suspicion, which spirals out of control beyond anyone's imagination.

If there is a sub-genre called sexual thriller, "Chloe" would be the prototype. The plot works very well, it's very engaging. The sexual mystery and tension are captivating, and the copious nudity does not even come across as over the top or contrived. Just as you thought you guessed the whole plot, it twists in the most dramatic way. There is so much suspense, excitement and mystery to the story. "Chloe" is a very good film with a wow factor, that keeps me glued to the screen.

She just wanted to be loved and I sensed she was very lonely and was needing a true connection with someone. I thought the film was rather sad. Also I was introduced with Raised by Swans when I saw it years ago.

I wasn't expecting much as it's rated 6.3/10 on imdb, but it was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. The acting by Seyfried and Moore was amazing. The sex scenes were done tastefully and with purpose, not just for the sake of putting boobs on screen. I'd definitely recommend this if you're wanting a bit of a drama/thriller/passion filled movie.

I like director Egoyan. "The Sweet Hearafter" is a truly remarkable film but "Chloe" goodness gracious me! Just look at the ladies wardrobe and tell me if you can guess what was in Egoyan's mind. Julianne Moore is fun to watch but she does what she usually does, she acts. I'm always so aware of her acting that I'm distracted out of the story. Liam Neeson seems utterly lost and the girl? Amanda Sygfried? Oh, mama mia! She looks like a grotesque blueprint for a new Goldie Hawn. I thought her was one of the worst performances I've seen in a long long time. I suspect Egoyan's intentions were mostly commercial. Naked lesbian scenes...close ups of boobs and the whole thing is irritating and annoying. The saving grace is the unintentional laughs it provokes. I laughed a lot I must confess but the film, shot beautifully, is an ugly mess

When the Professor David Stewart (Liam Neeson) misses his flight from New York back home, his wife, the gynecologist Catherine Stewart (Julianne Moore), is very disappointed since she had organized a surprise party to celebrate David's birthday with their friends. On the next morning, Catherine hears the message box of David's cellphone and gets suspicious that her husband is having an affair with a student. Catherine stumbles with the young call-girl Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) and she hires the escort to seduce her husband and test how faithful he is. Chloe meets Catherine everyday to report her encounters with David and how he cheats her. Catherine gets excited with the details that Chloe tells to her, but sooner she finds that her middle-age crisis has brought another menace to her family.

"Chloe" is a lame film by Atom Egoyan, with the story of a middle aged upper-class woman that believes that her husband is cheating her and brings a serious problem to her family. This movie is actually a remake of 2003 "Nathalie X", which is better and better, with Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart and Gérard Depardieu in the lead roles. Atom Egoyan made a soap-opera with the relationship of Catherine, her son and Chloe that does not exist in the original film. Another great flaw of this remake the gorgeous Julianne Moore in the role of Catherine, since this actress is more beautiful than Amanda Seyfried and naked there is no comparison, with the tight breasts of Julianne Moore. Further, mature and cynical dialogs between the characters of Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu are incomparable. The conclusion à la "Fatal Attraction" is ridiculous. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "O Preço da Ambição" ("The Price of the Ambition")

Julianne Moore holds it up well, ably supported by Seyfried, but some indigestible turns of events that just don't land as true, which means it loses you. Premise fairly alluring up to a point