The Woman

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Year:	2011
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Lucky McKee
Genre:	Taming the beast
Starring:	Pollyanna McIntosh, Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers
Rating:	3/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714208/
Tagline:	Not every monster lives in the wild.
Favourite line:	"This is our project...."

A movie that has the feel of a 'made for TV' production, this is nevertheless interesting stuff.

The plot:
A traditional family man, who rules the home with an iron fist, decides that it is the family's moral duty to 'civilise' a wild woman he captured in the woods. Imprisoning her in an underground shed he, along with his wife and children, attempt to feed her, to keep her clean and to teach her how to behave correctly.
But the man has other designs on The Woman.
One night, when he thinks his wife is asleep, he sneaks from the marital bed and goes to The Woman, raping her.
Only trouble is, the wife was not asleep at all.
Calm is maintained, until an inquisitive teacher from his elder daughter's school comes to visit, when all manner of madness ensues.

Cheap as chips in terms of production, the first hour or so has the real feel of a Hallmark movie or the like. Everything is muted, reigned in, wasting opportunity after opportunity to really traumatise the viewer.
Then the final act kicks in, and the director unleashes the beast within, with much bloodshed, tearing of flesh, and general behaviour befitting a true demoniac.
An intriguing one, then, with some interesting concepts explored, though rendered a little flat to begin with, this is still worth sticking with for the balls out ending.
Liked it.