Downloading Nancy is a sick and twisted rollercoaster ride that climbs fast and drops slowly ... leaving you plenty of time to absorb its raw insanity along the way.
Downloading Nancy (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 1
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 2.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When Albert Stockwell (Rufus Sewell) comes home from work one day, he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy (Maria Bello), saying she has gone to see friends. It is a lie. After waiting several days, Albert realizes that his wife is... When Albert Stockwell (Rufus Sewell) comes home from work one day, he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy (Maria Bello), saying she has gone to see friends. It is a lie. After waiting several days, Albert realizes that his wife is missing. Nancy has met her salvation on the Internet in the form of Louis Farley (Jason Patric). Nancy and Louis, both wounded souls, take comfort in one another through e-mail, pictures, and promises of perverse sexual encounters. Nancy has finally found the one and only thing that can liberate her from the pain in her life. But will this couple be able to see it through to the end? Though disturbing and at times relentlessly raw, Downloading Nancy is stunningly executed; director Johan Renck forces the viewer to succumb to the darkness these characters face in the world—if not with empathy or sympathy, at least with understanding. His finely crafted narrative moves strategically through the plot points, relying heavily on a superb cast so talented that they leave indelible impressions in their wake. Watching Downloading Nancy is like prolonging the instance—if you even see it coming—when the anticipation of extreme pain takes your breath away. --© Sundance Film Festival [More]
Starring: Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman
Starring: Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman
Reviews for Downloading Nancy
In his arduous, sweaty attempt to be 'provocative,' what Renck does instead is make something transparent and fake.
All three leads jump into the unseemly material with all the enthusiasm that the promise of "amazing indie cred" can offer.
Unquestionably one of the worst movies Maria Bello has ever done ... this isn't just bad, but 'Tideland bad.'
Renck indisputably proves he's able to sustain a tone, but it's a pretentiously solemn one in which the wallow in extreme psychological and emotional realms are continuously disrupted by silly and distracting real-life details.
The actors gamely struggle to find some truth here, but their director lets them down: [Johan] Renck sees nothing other than True Events to exploit.
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