A logically flawed but still brilliant movie

Tess 2022-09-17 17:19:43

Surrogacy is a very dramatic subject. Except for a few obvious logical loopholes, the whole film is generally well shot and has suspense. The three major logical loopholes are: first, if you know that this female lunatic will kill, why not call the police and go to the lake house to catch her, but to catch her yourself? Second, there is only one egg. When picking a surrogate mother, the lawyer didn't do a serious background check? Third, why did the female lunatic go to the male protagonist's company to harass him? There is no reason.

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  • Laura Taylor: [Laura rushes into the OB/GYN's office, visibly upset at having missed the appointment to find out the baby's gender] I had it in my schedule as 2:00.

    John Taylor: Maybe you just entered it wrong.

    Laura Taylor: No, I didn't enter it wrong! I... Damn it, I-I know I didn't! Someone changed it in my phone! I know that I put it in right! I booked my flights around it, I know that I did! Damn it!

    John Taylor: Stop, please.

    Laura Taylor: [Laura and John talk privately in the hallway] This is the only time I'm ever going to be able to do this.

    John Taylor: It's alright. Don't worry about it.

    Anna Walsh: [Ana gets dressed in the exam room, glancing up when she notices John and Laura talking]

    John Taylor: Let's just go somewhere. Lunch.

    Laura Taylor: I can't. I left a client at the airport. I have to go back.

    [Laura exits]

    Anna Walsh: [Having silently observed Laura walking away from John inside the exam room, Ana smiles to herself]

  • Anna Walsh: You need to be nicer to me, John. I will leave. The law says that I can. This is my baby.