Scalene

Unique & Original
Scalene is not a movie for the faint of heart. It deals with many touchy issues including rape, murder, abuse and the effects of drug use. The story revolves around a young man named Jacob. When he was twelve, he was experimenting with his friends. His attempts at a cheap high resulted in severe brain damage which left him childish and unable to speak. His mother is dealing with this alone, and when she meets a gentlemen who displays an interest in her, she hires a college student named Paige to help with Jacob.

While this is the basic gist of the film, it was told in a way that made it quite unique. It starts out going backwards, starting with Jacob's mother coming to try to attack Paige and saying, "I want him back." From there you go backwards, seeing the events that led up the possible rape from the mother's perspective. Then there is a scene where Jacob gets burned and for a few minutes you see things though his eyes. Then it switches to Paige's point of view, and you...

Weak Ending
What happened to days when all of the story's loose ends would be tied-up by the completion of the movie. "Scalene" is an interesting movie, especially because it gives some insight into what it is like to raise a special-needs child. I watched this movie primarily to see how accurate those challenges would be portrayed. Unfortunately, when this movie is over there are still many unanswered questions.

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the movie thriller seem a bit contrite; I did not enjoy the treatment of the son by the mother who seemed to be the poster child for low self esteem and doing to much to get a man. the nanny although had good intentions it still led me to the old saying my grandmother used to say..... the road to H--L is paved with good intentions.

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