Review of Honeymoon

Honestly, I watched this one on a whim. Hadn't heard of it and wasn't expecting much from it but, as it turns out, "Honeymoon" was a predator in waiting. I went from relatively receptive to whatever might conspire to engaged rather quickly and it wasn't long after that when I was just downright riveted.

"Honeymoon" takes the old adage "the honeymoon is over" into a horrifying realm of psuedo-Cronenbergian reality. Though on its surface it is a mystery of the strange events that have caused drastic behavioral changes in a once loving newlywed wife, in reality the strength of the film comes from how easily it is to parallel (and relate) with the poisonous effects of a simple lie, no matter how well intentioned, in a relationship. On this basis alone the viewer goes along on an alarming and frustrating experience with her husband as the rifts and suspicion between them grow.

Of course, the answers are not as simple as the idea suggests. As the mystery unravels and things become clearer so does the horror and, most terrifying, the truth. To say more is to ruin the film but suffice it to say that not all is at it seems.

Excellent performances from the dual leads only cement the effectiveness of the film as they do a spectacular job of selling the idea of those ravenous involved and libidinous early days of marriage and how the smallest things can turn into a storm.

All in all, I was pretty impressed and pleasantly surprised to find that "Honeymoon" was not only a movie I enjoyed (in that peculiar way one does disturbing films of it's nature) but one that I ended up kinda loving. Recommended!