There is a pivotal moment in the film when, after a lifetime of struggle, Robert finally closes the deal on his invention of a power battery. The more interesting part of the film was the development of man for whom Melinda feels such acrimony: the complex character of Robert. Most of the final stretch of this movie was hard to stomach. Once again, the filmmakers were relying on pop psychological for clichés in an effort to understand Melinda's hell-bent revenge on her husband. Sprinkled through the film are key words and their definitions, such as acrimony, sunder, bewail, deranged, and inexorable. In the bonus track of the DVD of "Acrimony," the performers who were interviewed described the film as being about "how a woman snaps." While there were some credible psychological moments in the development of the character of Melinda, the second half of the film lapsed into excessive violence and over-the-top psychosis exhibited by the lead character. Reviewed by lavatch 5 / 10 Like a Moth to a Flame
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