House of Mirth

I had never read the book, by Edith Wharton, and made the assumption that the movie had a happy ending.

My mistake. I guess I've seen too many Jane Austen adaptations.

The short of it is:

-In the beginning she's well off.

-Then towards the middle of the movie, she is the center of scandal and her social position slips.

-She makes her aunt (benefactor) mad, who dies and leaves her with only enough money to repay her debts.

-Then, she has to take on lower-class jobs, becomes destitute, and an addict of sorts.

-In the end, she offs herself knowingly. She drinks too much chloral hydrate (sleeping elixir) directly after repaying her debt.

It was way too depressing, and a little sub-par as far as the acting and adaptation went. It was choppy and at certain points overdone.

Also, it kind of hit a little too close to home. Being out of work can make you feel desperate, alone, isolated - but I would never off myself with Nyquil.

Could have done without that downer.