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Impulse (2008) (2009) DVD Review
Impulse (2008) (2009) DVD Credits:
Impulse (2008) (2009) Directed by:
Charles T. Kanganis
Impulse (2008) (2009) Written by:
Charles T. Kanganis
Impulse (2008) (2009) Cast:
Willa Ford, Angus Macfayden
Impulse (2008) (2009) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
Impulse (2008) (2009) DVD Release Date:
14th April 2008
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Impulse (2008) (2009) Synopsis:

Claire is desperate to spark the romance in her marriage and tries role playing. However, things go horribly wrong when there is a case of mistaken identity.

Impulse (2008) (2009) DVD Review:

Claire Dennison (Willa Ford, TV’s Dancing with the Stars) has it all, a powerful career, a great house in Los Angeles and a loving husband. The only problem is that their sex life has fizzled. In an attempt to spice things up, Claire comes home one evening in a wig pretending to be a different woman. Her husband, Jonathan (Angus MacFayden, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Equilibrium), is preoccupied and does not react favorably. He can see that Claire is noticeably upset and promises to try harder, even suggesting the possibility that he may even take on a character and surprise her.

One night after a particularly long day, Claire finds herself in a hotel bar winding down when suddenly a garishly dressed “Simon” walks in. Claire enthusiastically throws herself at “Simon” after which they make their way to her room. Claire mentions to Simon that she will be in New York the following week and he can do whatever he would like with her if he were to join her there.

Once in New York, Claire is sent on an elaborate mission of purchasing a dress with the dressing room curtain slightly open and to eat dinner alone where she is to remove and leave her underwear in her napkin. She follows all of the directions with the understanding that her husband, as Simon, is lurking in the shadows watching. When she returns to her room, Claire waits patiently for her husband to arrive. Finally Simon arrives and he tells Claire that he can be whoever she would like him to be. “Be Jonathan,” is her response.

The next morning, her cell phone wakes her. It is Jonathan and nonchalantly discusses her day. Suddenly, Simon sits up and Claire’s world comes crashing down as she realizes that her husband and Simon are two different men and that she has actually been having an extra marital affair with a stranger from the bar. Claire kicks Simon out of her room in a moment of panic. She pleads with him to keep her secret and apologizes for her actions explaining that it was all a huge misunderstanding.

Despite Claire’s pleas, Simon has become infatuated with her and he begins to set into motion a series of events that will enable him to move in and take over Jonathan’s role as Claire’s husband.

Impulse walks a tight line between erotic thriller and one of Lifetime Channel’s battered women films. The film is rather predictable with hints of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and Unlawful Entry. The story begins to fall apart toward the end of the film as Claire becomes more battered and the Jonathan/Simon parallel is supposedly coming together. Ultimately, Impulse is painfully predictable and somewhat disappointing as it nears the end.

Impulse plays like a sexy thriller melodrama from the early 1990s, similar to Color of Night or even Basic Instinct. Impulse employs early 1990s special effects as well, like the sight gag of having the same actor appear next to himself, a gag that was unbelievable in Multiplicity, but has now been reduced to a film student staple.

Impulse is presented in widescreen with a 5.1 stereo surround sound track. There are no special features.

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Impulse (2008) (2009) DVD review written by: Andrew Mattson

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