Hateship Loveship Page #3

Synopsis: Johanna Parry, a quiet caregiver, starts a new job working for an elderly Mr. McCauley and his teenage granddaughter Sabitha. A cruel trick by Sabitha lands Johanna in an awkward one-way relationship with Ken, Sabitha's estranged father but her newfound ambition and desire gives her courage to transform her awkward doom into real contentment.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Liza Johnson
Production: IFC Films
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
51%
R
Year:
2013
104 min
Website
172 Views


How about that? That's good.

That's good. Yeah.

Yeah.

Stevie!

"P.S., let's continue this"

"p. S., let's continue this

correspondence through e-mail."

Correspondence through e-mail.

It's much faster.

It's much faster. My address is

my address is

kengaudette12step@hotmail.Com.

"Kengaudette12step@hotmail. Com.

And we'll save money on stamps."

And we'll save money on stamps."

Why did you have to put the

why did you have to put the

"12 step" thing?

"12 step" thing?

For authenticity.

For authenticity.

What? Recovery is a good thing.

What? Recovery is a good thing.

I'll talk to you later.

Why are you staring at me?

Why are you staring at me?

Oh, I'm not... I don't mean

oh, I'm not... I don't mean to.

To. Why are you even in here?

Why are you even in here?

Came to...

came to... yeah. Okay.

Yeah. Okay.

We were just kissing, okay?

We were just kissing, okay?

Normal people do that.

That was my wife's furniture.

That was my wife's furniture.

My wife gave it to my daughter

my wife gave it to my daughter

when she and Ken first got

when she and Ken first got

married.

Married.

After his poor judgment killed

after his poor judgment killed

my daughter, I... I took that

my daughter, I... I took that

furniture back.

Furniture back.

There's no reason for him to

there's no reason for him to

have it.

Have it. Why should he?

Why should he?

It just sits out here.

It just sits out here.

It seems like a waste.

It seems like a waste.

Maybe he could use it in his

maybe he could use it in his

hotel lobby.

Hotel lobby.

He couldn't run a one-pump

he couldn't run a one-pump

gas station.

That one doesn't work.

When will you be finished?

Well, you have to sign up.

Well, you have to sign up.

First name.

First name.

Click the mouse for the last.

Click the mouse for the last.

And then your password.

And then your password.

My own word?

My own word? Your own word.

We're staying near the

white house.

White house.

Mm. Is that boy going?

Mm. Is that boy going?

His name's Stevie, and, no,

his name's Stevie, and, no,

he's not going.

He's not going.

He went last year, so you don't

he went last year, so you don't

have to worry.

Have to worry.

Oh, okay, I won't worry.

Oh, okay, I won't worry.

Sabitha, is that thing

sabitha, is that thing

surgically attached to your

surgically attached to your

hand?

Hand? Thank you, johanna.

Thank you, johanna.

Put that away.

Come back.

The ad says 10:
00 to 3:00.

The ad says 10:
00 to 3:00.

You don't have to get there

you don't have to get there

exactly at 10:
00.

Exactly at 10:
00.

If I want the job, I do.

If I want the job, I do.

And you're gonna breathe

paint fumes all day?

Paint fumes all day?

That only pays like $8 an hour.

That only pays like $8 an hour.

Well, it's better than

well, it's better than

sitting around watching TV all

sitting around watching TV all

day.

Day. My brother manages a huge

my brother manages a huge

food warehouse.

Food warehouse.

They're always hiring

they're always hiring

forklifters, and they pay them

forklifters, and they pay them

like 20 bucks an hour.

Like 20 bucks an hour.

I don't know how to drive a.

Forklift.

Ah.

Ah.

He'll be back in three weeks.

He'll be back in three weeks.

You'll make a lot more money.

You'll make a lot more money.

He isn't gonna hire me.

He isn't gonna hire me. Yeah.

Yeah. I'll tell him to.

I'll tell him to.

I got to check this out

I got to check this out first.

First.

Just let yourself out when

just let yourself out when

you're ready.

You're ready.

You have the 30 bucks you owe

you have the 30 bucks you owe

me for dinner last night?

Me for dinner last night?

That's not even including the

that's not even including the

blow.

Blow.

"I'm sitting here drinking a."

"I'm sitting here drinking a

glass of chardonnay, wishing I"

glass of chardonnay, wishing I

could hold you tight in my

"could hold you tight in my

arms."

Arms."

In reality, he's probably

in reality, he's probably

sitting in his underwear

sitting in his underwear

somewhere, drinking warm beer.

Somewhere, drinking warm beer.

"I must say goodbye."

"I must say goodbye.

And the only way I can do it is"

and the only way I can do it is

to imagine you reading this in

to imagine you reading this in

your nightgown, thinking about

"your nightgown, thinking about

me, as you drift off to sleep."

"Me, as you drift off to sleep."

Come on, grandpa!

We're going to be late!

We're going to be late! Hi.

Hi. I came to get my black

I came to get my black sweater.

Sweater.

I texted you like five times.

I texted you like five times.

You... you told me I could

you... you told me I could

borrow it.

Borrow it.

I'm sure your grandfather can

I'm sure your grandfather can

buy you one.

Why'd you tell Melissa and

Jessica that I couldn't afford

Jessica that I couldn't afford

to go to D.C.?

To go to D.C.?

You told me you couldn't

you told me you couldn't

afford it.

Afford it.

I didn't mean for you to tell

I didn't mean for you to tell

everyone.

Everyone.

That's the bitchiest thing

that's the bitchiest thing

you've ever done to me.

You've ever done to me.

God, I didn't know it was

God, I didn't know it was

some big secret.

Some big secret.

If I would have known, I

if I would have known, I

wouldn't have said...

wouldn't have said...

if you weren't so stupid and

if you weren't so stupid and

selfish, you'd understand that I

selfish, you'd understand that I

don't want the whole school

don't want the whole school

knowing.

Knowing.

Look, Edith, no one at school

look, Edith, no one at school

cares.

Cares.

You're so evil.

Are you kidding?

Are you kidding?

She loves this.

She loves this.

Actually, it's pretty mean.

"You're beautiful..."

"You're beautiful..."

Mm.

Hello. May I help you?

Hello. May I help you?

Yes, I would like to try on

yes, I would like to try on

the suit in the window, the

the suit in the window, the

shiny one.

Shiny one.

Oh, that's a lovely suit.

Oh, that's a lovely suit. Yes.

Yes. Oh, it's so expensive.

Oh, it's so expensive.

Well, it's very fine silk.

Well, it's very fine silk.

It's Italian.

Hmm. Mm-hmm.

Well, of course you'll need your

well, of course you'll need your

nylons and your heels and some

nylons and your heels and some

lipstick, but with some

lipstick, but with some

tailoring, it might work.

Tailoring, it might work.

How does it feel?

How does it feel?

Is it comfortable?

Is it comfortable?

The suit feels fine.

The suit feels fine.

There's nothing the matter with

there's nothing the matter with

the suit.

The suit.

Sometimes that's just the way

sometimes that's just the way

it is.

It is.

You never know till you try

you never know till you try

something on.

Something on. Hold on.

Why don't you slip into this,

just for the heck of it?

Come out here and look at it in

the big mirror.

Well, I better take it off so

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