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NOVEMBER

"Only Love Remains"

What You Need To Know:

NOVEMBER, a low-budget psychological thriller, stars Courtney Cox as Sophie, a thirtysomething photographer suffering the traumatic murder of her live-in boyfriend, Hugh. A late-night stop at a corner store on Nov. 7 turns into an armed robbery leaving four people dead, including Hugh. One day while teaching her photography class, a slide mysteriously appears in the projector's carousel. The slide shows an external photo of the corner store where Hugh's murder occurred. As Sophie investigates further, she is forced to relive the event from different angles. More strange events occur, drawing into question what really happened that night.

NOVEMBER is not just a psychological thriller; it's also an experimental mood piece designed to provoke thoughtful attitudes rather than just thrills and chills. The acting in NOVEMBER is very good (especially by Courtney Cox), but the story and plot are not fully developed. Consequently, most viewers may come away feeling cheated when the director finally reveals what's really happening. NOVEMBER also contains some strong scenes of violence, brief foul language and several very loud, annoying sudden noises designed for shock effect. The filmmakers should have paid more attention to the script than cheap cinematic effects.

Content:

(H, B, L, VVV, S, A, D, M) Lightly humanist psychological thriller that's more like a disturbing experimental psycho-drama, but there is a positive message about love at the end; three or four "f" words and two light profanities; very strong violence with some blood includes point blank shootings, pool of blood under one corpse, bloody wounds on other corpses, sudden images of blood, images of murdered corpses, light drips a few lines of blood, blood coming out of one person's ear, and sudden violent noises that are very loud; implied fornication and cheating and unmarried couple lies in bed; no nudity; alcohol use; smoking; and, cohabitation, lying and cheating.

More Detail:

NOVEMBER, starring Courtney Cox of TV’s FRIENDS, is billed as a psychological thriller, but it’s also an experimental mood piece designed to provoke a thoughtful attitude rather than just some thrills and chills.

Cox plays Sophie, a thirtysomething photographer suffering the traumatic murder of her live-in boyfriend, Hugh. While Sophie waited in the car, a late-night stop at a corner store on Nov. 7 turned into an armed robbery leaving four people dead.

One day while teaching her photography class, a slide mysteriously appears in the projector’s carousel. The slide shows an external photo of the corner store where Hugh’s murder occurred. As Sophie investigates the matter further, she is forced to relive the event from different angles. More strange events occur, drawing into question what really happened that night.

The acting in NOVEMBER is very good (especially by Courtney Cox who carries the drama), but the story and plot are not fully developed. Consequently, most viewers may come away feeling cheated when the director finally reveals what’s really happening.

NOVEMBER also contains some strong scenes of violence, a tiny amount of strong foul language and several very loud, annoying sudden bangs and noises designed for shock effect. Adding to the cheap sound effects tricks are some artsy shots and edits. The filmmakers should have paid more attention to the script than such cheap, artsy cinematic effects.

Finally, the movie reveals early on that Sophie has had an affair with a co-worker. Despite this, one of the movie’s messages at the end is a warning that everyone, including Sophie, should pay more attention to those they truly love, because they could be gone in a moment. In the end, only the love remains. That’s a positive, provocative message that the filmmakers also should have concentrated on more strongly throughout the whole picture rather than just the third act.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.