Hateship Loveship Page #8

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
175 Views


With the furniture?

...Find the gap and roll to

find the gap and roll to

the wall, as dango's around

the wall, as dango's around

first.

First.

He is headed into second with

he is headed into second with

a...

A... Get out.

Get out. Sabitha, look...

sabitha, look...

are you deaf? Get out?

Are you deaf? Get out?

Look, I-I understand...

look, I-I understand...

if you're trying to bond with

if you're trying to bond with

me, just forget it and get out.

Me, just forget it and get out.

My father, um...

my father, um... I don't care.

I don't care.

Your father's trying.

I know that you're mad at him.

I'm not mad at him.

I'm not mad at him.

Why do you get to live with him?

We're gonna finish unloading

the furniture.

He wears that sweatshirt all the

time, the one that you gave him.

I like your shoes.

Thank you.

Hey, sabitha?

We were thinking that, uh, maybe

we were thinking that, uh, maybe

you should come back to Chicago

you should come back to Chicago

with us and, you know, stay for

with us and, you know, stay for

the rest of the summer.

The rest of the summer. Wow.

Wow. What an amazing offer.

What an amazing offer.

Or whatever you think is right,

or whatever you think is right,

bill.

Bill.

I-I mean, it would just be.

I-I mean, it would just be

for the summer.

Do you want to?

You'd come back here in the

you'd come back here in the

fall and finish school and...

Fall and finish school and...

We'd love to have you.

We'd love to have you.

Johnson rounding third, but a

Johnson rounding third, but a

stop sign awaits him, and he'll

stop sign awaits him, and he'll

scramble back to the bag.

Scramble back to the bag.

Where you going?

To pack my stuff.

To pack my stuff.

Didn't have that much of a

didn't have that much of a

lead.

Lead. That may have cost him.

That may have cost him.

Her car will remain here.

Her car will remain here.

Okay. Yeah.

Okay. Yeah.

He's like mowing the lawn,

he's like mowing the lawn,

doesn't have a shirt on, of

doesn't have a shirt on, of

course.

Course. He's all wet.

He's all wet.

She's really cute in the video,

she's really cute in the video,

too.

Too.

She's got, like, you know, the

she's got, like, you know, the

bangs and high heels.

Bangs and high heels.

She's washing the car, trying to

she's washing the car, trying to

get his attention.

Get his attention.

It's a bit obnoxious.

It's a bit obnoxious.

What does this have to do

what does this have to do

with the Olympics?

With the Olympics?

Oh, the swim team made a

oh, the swim team made a

video to it and put it on the

video to it and put it on the

Internet.

Internet.

It went, like, completely viral.

It went, like, completely viral.

...To go

...to go

ooh, I can't wait

Ooh, I can't wait

then I filled the spaces

Then I filled the spaces

right between the leather and

right between the leather and

lace

Lace

I know where we can go

I know where we can go

to run away

To run away

you think my dad will ever

you think my dad will ever

pay you back?

Pay you back?

He and I are working on this

he and I are working on this

place together.

Place together.

Yeah, but you're paying for

yeah, but you're paying for

most of it, right?

Most of it, right?

We're working together.

We're working together.

The music takes you over

The music takes you over

this smells so gross.

This smells so gross.

You ever think of all the people

you ever think of all the people

who've had sex in here, maybe

who've had sex in here, maybe

even on this carpet?

Even on this carpet?

There was this thing on the news

there was this thing on the news

once where they went in hotel

once where they went in hotel

rooms and...

rooms and...

Johanna?

Johanna? Johanna?

Johanna? Johanna?

Johanna?

The rhythm pulls me under

The rhythm pulls me under

takes me over

Takes me over

I can't breathe

I can't breathe

you could always name it Ken

you could always name it Ken

after my dad if it's a boy,

after my dad if it's a boy,

but... eh.

But... eh.

How about something different?

How about something different?

Um... Omar.

Um... Omar.

That's kind of cute, different.

That's kind of cute, different.

What if it's a girl?

What if it's a girl?

Allie's a cute girl name.

Allie's a cute girl name.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm. Um...

Um... Hey. Guess what.

Hey. Guess what.

Rachel quit, so you're looking

Rachel quit, so you're looking

at the new assistant manager.

At the new assistant manager.

That's great.

That's great. Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm gonna make two bucks more

I'm gonna make two bucks more

an hour.

An hour. What's wrong with her?

What's wrong with her?

I don't know.

You don't think you should

have another test?

Have another test?

The kit had two tests.

What about insurance?

Do you know how much it costs to

do you know how much it costs to

have a baby in the hospital?

Have a baby in the hospital?

No.

No.

I'm just not ready to have to

I'm just not ready to have to

another kid.

Another kid.

I mean, I barely just got my

I mean, I barely just got my

sh*t together.

You know that 400 bucks you said

you lost and I said Chloe

you lost and I said Chloe

probably took it?

Probably took it?

I know you took it.

I know you took it.

And I know you probably spent it

and I know you probably spent it

on drugs.

On drugs.

I didn't spent it all on

I didn't spent it all on drugs.

Drugs.

You should have told me you

you should have told me you

knew.

Knew.

I was waiting for you to do

I was waiting for you to do

that.

That. And you didn't.

And you didn't.

And then after awhile, it

and then after awhile, it

just... it didn't matter.

Just... it didn't matter.

It didn't matter?

It didn't matter? Gee, thanks.

Gee, thanks.

You're gonna have to stop,

you're gonna have to stop,

you know.

You know. Stop what?

Stop what?

Whatever it is you take.

Whatever it is you take.

I hardly touch it.

I hardly touch it.

I'm not stupid.

That was it? Yeah.

Yeah. You're married now?

You're married now? Yeah.

Here, will you take a picture?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Got it.

Where'd you get that?

Where'd you get that?

So, that was good, right?

So, that was good, right?

You learned how to paint walls

you learned how to paint walls

and ceilings, pull up carpeting,

and ceilings, pull up carpeting,

do grouting, and help pick out

do grouting, and help pick out

the tiles.

The tiles. Cheap labor.

Cheap labor.

It's not like solon was any

it's not like solon was any

more glamorous.

More glamorous. I agree.

I agree.

You'll be okay on the bus?

You'll be okay on the bus?

Yeah, don't sit next to any

yeah, don't sit next to any

weirdos.

Weirdos. That's impossible.

Thanks for helping my dad.

Have a safe trip.

Have a safe trip. Thanks.

Thanks. See you soon.

See you soon.

[Car doors opening and.

[Closing]

I don't know why you don't

I don't know why you don't

believe me.

Believe me.

I told you, I gave it to the

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