"Exposed". Better than you might think.

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This is a strange one. This mystery won't hold your attention without putting in some effort, at least until the end when several parallel paths, or story lines, converge. Its worth it, so dial it up and hang in there. Limited release earlier this year; available on pay-per-cable.

One line: Keanu Reeves is a depressed NY cop detective who's personal life has been gutted with loss and grievance. His partner has been mysteriously killed and he is piecing it together while being told to get off of the pursuit by his own department. The word is out that his dead partner was a bad man. Mira Sorvino plays in as the partner's wife, who eventually confesses that her husband was indeed filthy.

Another line: Ana de Armas plays Isabel, an innocent-minded, very religious young woman who suffers multiple emotional traumas, starting with her fiancé' being killed on Iraq deployment. While he's in the sand box, she mysteriously gets pregnant. Its a divine miracle she says. Her finance's family doesn't buy it, so she moved back with her own parents; with a father who abused her as a young girl. Isabel sees divine apparitions; angels from God. She also sees and befriends a young girl who has her own father issues.

These 2 lines converge as Reeves continues his hunt, thinking that men Isabel knows did the killing. As these men are eliminated, only Isabel is left in the picture. The stories converge. Her innocence is eventually revealed as psychosis from her childhood trauma.

There are several other side stories going on that have you wondering where the hell anything is going. Just when you get tired of following one, they switch you back to another.

If you stayed with it, the ending is extremely revealing to a profound WTF moment when the light clicks.
You should come away with a very graphic understanding of the depth of how damaging child abuse is. Its a contagion that is passed like a virus between generations. You have to wonder how much it has contributed over time to our fucked up world. Reeves produced this himself. Its worth the money.

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Topic - "Exposed". Better than you might think. - free.ranger 20:34:43 07/30/16 (5)

RE: "Exposed".....Reeves acting facilities - user510 14:29:00 08/01/16 (2)

Not an action flick. - free.ranger 15:08:10 08/01/16 (1)

RE: guilty - user510 12:10:46 08/02/16 (0)

I still don't know what to think about this one . . . . - Billy Wonka 21:34:55 07/30/16 (1)

No one plays depression like Reeves. He's the man. nt - free.ranger 07:17:49 07/31/16 (0)

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