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What Lies Beneath

Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?

Possessed-desk scene praised; more explicit material or a Madison flashback proposed.

In the discussion (6)
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  • Pulling away from the couple’s early sexual encounters is defended as adding anticipation.
  • The neighbors’ sounds, Claire’s leg over Norman’s shoulder, and their established-marriage routine are praised as useful glimpses.
  • The possessed desk scene’s lip bite and torn shirt are called nearly perfect.
  • They propose showing Claire masturbating while Norman watches.
  • A Madison flashback is proposed as a contrast that could initially be mistaken for Claire and Norman.
  • Frantic is cited as an earlier Ford film with stronger sexual energy.