I love this movie so much

One of my all time favorites.

Just perfect...

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

This movie is not for those conservative people who don't want to see the lead characters doing wrong. First of all, this movie shows all-in-all upper class characters and hard to relate to. Secondly, they don't act ideally. Rachel needs something to kill her boredom, so she goes again to the strip again (why?) in daytime. There she "accidentally" sees her lap dance giver (McKenna) and communicates with her. McKenna is a confident prostitute who chose this profession because she wants to and not needs to, although she is shown to be broke and homeless. Rachel trusts her but her trust dwindles when she sees her with her client (why?). So McKenna shows her what a whore can do and try to seduce her and friends' husbands (Why?) and proudly leaves her house. Both of these lead characters are not likable and viewer are never sympathetic to them. Its hard to understand their point of view, especially McKenna's. So, the viewer cannot connect to the story. I don't know if the writer want to show feminism and women empowerment via. McKenna, but if so, this expression is not obvious. This movie leaves me confused what it wanted to say. So, in my opinion, skip it.

A charming, touching indie dramedy. I watched it mainly because I really like comedian Kathryn Hahn. I've loved her presence as a character actress since she popped up in Step Brothers a few years back, and she's stolen scenes in movies such as Wanderlust and TV shows such as Parks & Recreation since then. I'd heard it was a bad film, but I thought it was pretty good. Hahn stars as a wife and mother. Her marriage (to Josh Radnor) isn't bad, necessarily, but their sex life has kind of died. One night, on a whim, she decides to have a couples date with her best friend at a strip club (her friend swears that it gets her husband's motor running). There she meets a young stripper played by Juno Temple, and she becomes a little obsessed with the girl afterward. Not sexually, exactly, though there may be an element of that. It's kind of a motherly attention, mixed with a deep curiosity regarding the girl's highly sexual lifestyle. When she finds the girl outside of work, she's basically homeless, so Hahn takes her home, hoping to maybe glean some of her secrets. There isn't much of a plot. It's mostly just a film about people. It really gives Hahn, who is in general a supporting player, a chance to shine, and, man, does she ever. This is a fantastic performance. Temple is quite good, too. The men in the picture are a little underdeveloped. If Radnor had been more of a character, the film might have been great. As it is, it's pretty good.

I'm not married but yet I know for a fact that there's no rulebook to a successful marriage. Nobody knows for sure what will save or end a marriage? The trick or plan that you think will save a marriage may not always work and the most unexpected one might actually help you win over your partner. Sometimes even the dumbest ideas can save a marriage. Focusing on one such dumb idea, Jill Soloway's "Afternoon Delight", is about the story of a couple's marriage that's almost kaput, and if there's anything that could save it, what is it?Jill could have made one of those cute romantic comedies that we all like to watch so much because in reality, most of our lives are the exact opposite. However, she refrains from the taking the usual path and challenges herself with this sly and rewarding romantic dramedy, sprinkled with occasional humour, that turns out to be a well- intentioned tale of marriage. In her first leading role, Kathryn Hahn plays Rachel, a suburban housewife who's having problems with her marriage. She hasn't had sex with her husband for, god knows, how long because she has lost count of it. Her marriage is on the brink of collapse when she's offered a dumb idea to visit a strip club with her husband to spice up their marriage. Rachel convinces her husband Jeff, played by Josh Radnor, to go with her to the strip club, where she's given a lap dance by a 19-year old McKenna, Juno Temple. Following which, Rachel tends to develop a strange feeling for McKenna, and eventually befriends her. And when McKenna doesn't have a place to say, Rachel is kind enough to offer her shelter in her house without even consulting Jeff. But McKenna is not a stripper, but a high end sex worker. How does this impact Rachel, her family and even her friends? At first, it's tough to understand the relationship between Rachael and McKenna. Did Rachael really care for McKenna when she was homeless, and therefore, she offered her place to say or was it to because she wanted her to spice up her sex life? But it's clearly not the second reason when we see how uncomfortable Rachael feels when she accompanies McKenna to one of her long-term clients. It's only towards the end you realize that Rachael really cared for McKenna but couldn't let her stay with her because her own relationship with her husband was in a mess. Jill makes a very strong point through the relationship of Rachael and McKenna. She raises the question whether is it acceptable to have a sex worker in your family because you care for her. This is further reiterated in one the scenes when there's a debate about the suitable word to describe McKenna – a sex worker or a prostitute. Otherwise, we have an enjoyable romantic drama with interesting and strong female characters and even better performances that leaves you emotionally uplifting. With a very subtle narrative, Jill addresses domestic issues with unparalleled sensitivity, criticism and wit no debutant filmmaker would dare to attempt. Although portraying a troubled character, Hahn seemed to have pulled it off with aplomb. I doubt if anyone else could have done justice to her role as much as she did. She is fittingly backed by Juno Temple in her captivating performance of a sex worker. She was so good that sometimes you feel like she is actually one in real life. It's a woman-centric film told from the perspective of a woman, and therefore, men happen to be only making guest appearances in some scenes. Nevertheless, we get a strong performance from Radnor in a role we are so not used to see him in. "Afternoon Delight" plunges deep into raw, intimate and uncomfortable areas that most films in the same genre would avoid. Read more reviews at http://movieroundup.in/

This is a film that irks me because parts of it put me in the middle. I don't like to be indecisive. Some parts hit me harder than others. I just did not really relate to wealthy young people who like in Silver Lake. I wanted to, and I tried hard but I just could not. I understood Kathryn Hahn stress and issues but they way she acted it just seemed like she was suffering from first-world problems. It could have been acted in a way that would make me feel bad for her or at least relate to her, but I didn't. I get it. Rich white people take small issues and make them big. That got across but not in a way that moved me. It just seemed redundant. Like the themes were lazily thrown at you. Like "Hey, strippers have sex, they might even have sex with you if they're drunk enough" Like OK, got it. I probably liked Juno Temple's character the best, because I felt that it was the most believable. I think that, despite the fact that overall I liked it, these kinds of films should not be made anymore. Who really cares about suburban strife, make movies about people with real problems, like people in Darfur. Jeez