CLEANING LADY

OK so... This movie imo definitely had 2 big twists in it. I didn't expect this movie to go the way it did.You get to learn about the cleaning ladies past... She had a very sad degrading past. Her mother kept selling her for prostitution, abused her emotionally and physically. One incident when she was getting prostituted she bit the man's finger. So he threw hot oil from a pan onto her face which scarred her face. One reviewer mistakenly said it was her mom that did that burned her face, it was the guy that was trying to have sex with her cleaning lady.Clearly you'll see in movie cleaning lady is enamored by main character how gorgeous she is, her lifestyle, how her place is. She's clearly obsessed with her employer. My view is the cleaning lady Shelly Wants her Employer all to herself.Now her Mom she punishes by starving her... but makes her eat blended up rats 🐀...I like the ending cause there could be a sequel.

Dear Reader,Please read this review to the end. Thank you.The following is my opinion:Not a movie (a portion from the cutting room floor strung together?)... No character development... No plot; the "movie" most like an incomplete fleeting thought(s)... Unscripted? No need for a writer to come up with this dialog (what little there is)... Not low-budget, more like no-budget (right down to the Kindergarten origami wall decorations); props appeared to be a mix of leftovers from several garage sales... A complete waste of time.Spoiler Alert! Movie Summary: A female apartment-based esthetician tries to leave an adulterous relationship with a married man but fails -- repeatedly. She takes pity on and hires/befriends an abused, disfigured, filthy, economically-challenged woman as her cleaning lady. The latter becomes jealous of the former's "Barbie doll" looks and lifestyle which oddly motivates her to (in her addled mind) perfect/purify the esthetician using the following "methods":1. Go beyond cleaning to include pest removal services [pest = rat(s)]2. Assist the esthetician in smoking cessation3. Assist the esthetician in ending the adulterous relationship by forcing her to murder the married man, and...4. Attempting to kill the now-purified esthetician, apparently before she has an opportunity to soil herself againThroughout the "movie" are flashbacks showing how the cleaning lady was abused by her mentally ill mother (verbal abuse, physical abuse, forced child prostitution); this abuse culminates with her mother flinging boiling water in her daughter's face resulting in the latter's facial disfigurement. In retaliation, the daughter somehow (not shown or described) manages to incarcerate her mother in an empty tool shed and force her to eat raw rats -- fur, blood, tails, claws, and all -- after a trip through a blender. Included are other gratuitous random scenes of the esthetician visiting her personal trainer at a gym for the apparent purpose of showing off her generous bust and slim physique.Above all, I feel that this movie evinces a depraved mind, regardless of human life as do so many other more recent and contemporary movies of the thriller, slasher, and/or horror genres. Furthermore, It is not a coherent whole, has no cohesive ending, and is pointless. I wish I had not been too tired to turn it off yet too awake to close my eyes or select a more productive, enjoyable use of my time. I remain thankful that the actual child prostitution and rats being blended alive were not depicted.

I'll tell you right off, one of the things I particularly enjoyed, most people will dislike intensely; the pacing. It is often slow as molasses, deliberate, yes, but it's intentional and it delivers! Sure, it's a 'slow-burn,' but once it gets cooking, the burn may be slow, but it's a continuous one, and, this happens top be, perhaps, one of the best edited horror films I've seen in a long time. To be sure, there's good out-and-out horror, but what makes this film better than most of the crap the masses go crazy for, is how chilling and disturbing the less obvious, quieter moments are in this original, well-crafted story; one I believe, deliberately not spoon-fed. Director, John Knautz, maintains a constant, overall, sense of uneasiness, which, in my opinion, is what the genre is all about., The dialogue (Screenplay by Mr. Knautz and Alexis Kinda) is smart; and, at times, thank god, witty; another invaluable asset to a first rate thriller. Having the "normal" characters speak realistically, emphasizes the tortured and violent ways the more, shall we say, unsavory characters communicate. I have one criticism; something I'm ambivalent to mention. This is not a spoiler. It has to do with the plot. It was a stretch to believe (not intellectually, as it can be explained, but as a plausible story point) how a beautiful and smart, albeit, uncentered and stressed, woman would welcome someone a stranger like Shelly into their lives (on so many levels) so quickly. Itt's fine for a character to feel empathy for someone less fortunate, granted, but it may have made the story more believable if Shelly didn't appear as if she just escaped from a high-level security insane asylum and exchanged her dirty hospital gown for an even less attractive outfit. It's a small quibble when you consider the character of Shelly, played by Rachel Aleg, who doesn't so much act the role as inhabit it. You can't take your eyes off her whenever she's on screen, and every line, or, I should say, every word she utters, is fascinating. Watch her eyes, when and where they focus. It's a mesmerizing performance, though I'm certain some reviews will say Ms Alig can't act her way out of a paper bag. (Oh, really?) I wondered if the if deeply disturbed character is named Shelly and, honestly, looks pretty much as disheveled and disturbed as Shelly DuVall does today, How one of the most uniquely gifted actors to grace modern cinema could disintegrate to such a level; friendless uncared for, and painfully unstable, only to wind up being exploited by the likes of Dr. Phil, is a true Hollywood scandal. I have to say, if the plight of Ms Duvall had anything to do with naming the character Shelly, - shame on you! . But it doesn't mean it's not an accomplished work by any means.

This movie was so-so. It is worth watching, but not the best. The plot was good because it was something different, but was somewhat disconnected due to a few scenes that needed more follow-through. Shelly, the "cleaning lady" has a VERY disturbing back story resulting in a boring character throughout the movie, mainly through her quiet demeanor & almost inaudible voice. A gruesome horror scene for those that enjoy that....I literally had to look away.

Very interesting in a creepy way.

Christmas present.

Decent horror movie... recommended to watch this flick...