Serious Moonlight Page #2

Synopsis: Louise wants to find a way to reconnect with her husband, Ian, who is divorcing her after many years of marriage. But when she surprises him at their country home, she is more than slightly dismayed that the roses and romantic set-up are not for her but for his much younger mistress. Louise takes matters into her own hands, and abducts Ian duct-taping him to the toilet, where he must admit to his true feelings and he is unable to leave her. Things grow exceedingly awry for everybody when a burglar shows up at their house, and then everybody must discover and admit to their true feelings.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director(s): Cheryl Hines
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
R
Year:
2009
81 min
Website
213 Views


upholding the law here.

I could make a case for it.

Louise, I hate you, and I think

you are a psycho ...

and you are gonna be jailed

and institutionalized.

Yeah, that'll be

pretty hard to do ...

when you can't

even move an arm.

I mean eventually after I ...

- Yes, after you are free of course.

But by that time

you won't want to,

because you will love me again.

No Sara, no divorce,

no pressing charges, just love.

The way it was supposed to be ...

when we first took our vows,

you remember, Ian?

Yeah, you know, you are right.

Come here, come here.

Ok.

Yeah, you know it's ...

Yeah, you're right.

It really isn't fair for me,

to just up and leave ...

without giving us a chance

to work this through.

Why don't you un-tape me, sit down

and we'll talk this out, OK?

You won't be un-taped until

you love me again.

Oh c'mon I love you, I do.

I swear to God.

- You're an atheist.

- I love you.

You're my wife.

Thank you.

Thank you for helping me see what

a stupid thing I was about to do.

Yeah. You shocked me

into reality, you really ...

you really did.

I love you.

- I love you, I love you.

- You are the worst liar, you are.

Your pupils grow

to the size of Pluto,

your brow gets all sweaty, you

can't even look me in the eye.

I love you, Lou. I do.

No, you don't.

You think I'm a psycho,

who you want to divorce

and prosecute.

I'm not an idiot, Ok?

Why don't you let me go.

But that will change,

my love. You'll see,

and we will be happy.

- Let me go you f***ing lunatic!

- Sara.

- Sara?

Sara, I am a hostage here! Sara!

- Hostage up here!

- Shut up!

Hostage here, Sara!

Call the police!

Call the poli ...

- Sara ... I presume.

- Hi, yes. I'm Sara.

- You must be ...

- Louise, Louise the wife.

- I thought where is ...

- Ian?

Well ... sheesh, it's a clich:

"He is tied up at the moment."

So, come with me.

Let's have a chat.

Gal to gal.

- Sara?

- Yeah.

Wow! You are very pretty.

Thank you.

You are very pretty too, Louise.

You are like ... Wow!

Anyways ... sit down.

So ...

Congratulations. My husband is

leaving me for you.

I'm so sorry, Louise, I ...

I didn't I just fell in love with him.

I didn't mean to. It just ...

No need to apologize.

I'm fine.

- Really.

- Really?

I'm so glad, I am so glad,

because I have been feeling

so much sadness and guilt.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It must have been

so hard for you, huh?

It was difficult, yeah.

Yeah.

Well, there has been

a change of plans, Sara.

Ian, has decided that he needs

to stay here with me ...

to go over some final details.

Oh! We were supposed leave

first thing in the morning,

and I'd hoped that he was gonna

meet my family tonight.

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Adrienne Shelly

Adrienne Levine (June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006), better known by the stage name Adrienne Shelly (sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley), was an American actress, film director and screenwriter. She became known for roles in independent films such as 1989's The Unbelievable Truth and 1990's Trust. She wrote, co-starred in, and directed the 2007-released film Waitress, which ultimately won five awards. In late 2006 Shelly was the married mother of an infant daughter and was waiting to see if Waitress would be accepted for the Sundance Film Festival. more…

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