I went from "Not Without My Daughter" to "Sleeping with the Enemy," that's enough spousal abuse to last me a lifetime.
Laura Burney (Julia Roberts) was trapped in a very abusive relationship. Imagine being married to a person with an OCD about tidiness and he's violent about it---you'd be constantly getting beat. Well, that was Martin (Patrick Bergin). He was this creepy, monotoned, lunatic that demanded perfect obedience and perfect attendance from his wife. She had long had enough, but she had no means of escaping and assuring that she'd be safe.
Finally, she devised a plan to fake her own death which allowed her to escape. It was an excellent plan if her husband was just a normal abusive husband, even with some of her small mistakes. Those small mistakes were pretty much beacons for a overly possessive maniac. No way was he going to let her get away.
"Sleeping with the Enemy" was intense and suspenseful anytime Martin was on the screen. Everything he did, even he smallest of things, was as menacing as a terror plot. You couldn't help but hold your breath and gnash your teeth at the sight of him.
Julia Roberts, for her part, was as professional as always. She dominated the early 90's and this movie was no exception. This may have been an extreme example of spousal abuse, yet how many women never get the chance to escape.
Laura Burney (Julia Roberts) was trapped in a very abusive relationship. Imagine being married to a person with an OCD about tidiness and he's violent about it---you'd be constantly getting beat. Well, that was Martin (Patrick Bergin). He was this creepy, monotoned, lunatic that demanded perfect obedience and perfect attendance from his wife. She had long had enough, but she had no means of escaping and assuring that she'd be safe.
Finally, she devised a plan to fake her own death which allowed her to escape. It was an excellent plan if her husband was just a normal abusive husband, even with some of her small mistakes. Those small mistakes were pretty much beacons for a overly possessive maniac. No way was he going to let her get away.
"Sleeping with the Enemy" was intense and suspenseful anytime Martin was on the screen. Everything he did, even he smallest of things, was as menacing as a terror plot. You couldn't help but hold your breath and gnash your teeth at the sight of him.
Julia Roberts, for her part, was as professional as always. She dominated the early 90's and this movie was no exception. This may have been an extreme example of spousal abuse, yet how many women never get the chance to escape.