Finally, after hearing about the movie for a while now, got around to watching the trailer for Downloading Nancy and it’s just downright disturbing. Maria Bello plays a woman who’s fed up with her marriage and her life but can’t quite make the call to kill herself. Instead she seeks out someone online who will kill her, but do so unexpectedly.

She finds a character played by Jason Patric and she begins a weird, pseudo-affair with him. That affair includes him seemingly causing her as much emotional and physical pain, all seemingly delivered with direct or implied sexual overtones.

The trailer telegraphs most of that story and contains quite a bit of footage that most decidedly is not safe for work.  Bello has obviously taken on an emotionally risky role and really creates someone whose pain we can feel, even that which is self-inflicted.

If you’re at all squeamish I’d recommend skipping this. But if you’re attracted to dark, disturbing character studies by a talented cast you may want to check it out.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFtrlIBhCxc[/youtube]

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