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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I loved this movie! It's beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and has a complex and existential meaning throughout.This movie is about death, loss, letting go and the uniqueness of a mothers love. Its about an odd teenage girl. You immediately get the sense that something is off, as she's narrating to you that she feels as though she's killed her mother during birth. It immediately strikes a deep level of sadness within you to imagine growing up without a mother....without her touch, without her holding you as a baby and singing to you, holding to her to her breast and making you feel safe and secure. And you see that level of sadness that she carries around like a burden. She narrates that she feels she's being punished for "killing her mother".The girl is incredibly smart and imaginative. Which I enjoyed. She may be a bit of a snarky teenager but who could blame her in her circumstances. Jessica B. aka Linda does a really good job being the symbol for that eternally warm motherly feel. The way she dotes on her baby and projects a level of love that is only kind of love a mother could give.... you understand the longing Emanuel has for being the object of that love.Water continually shows up in this film and it does for a reason. After reading some comments and reviews on IMDb I find that a lot of people didn't understand that the water in the movie symbolized to be the medium that is between birth (life beginning) and death (life ending). There is a deeply moving scene where Emanuel cradles the "baby" in her arms and lays in the fetal position until water completely consumes her. She is not panicked and can breathe just as her mother described to her father about a dream she had right before she gave birth to Emanuel. I also noticed that there is kind of a mirrored scenario between Emanuel and Linda. Emanuel lost her mother when she was a baby and Linda lost her baby. There is a part in the movie when she asks her father a profound question echoed throughout the movie of "did you ever wonder what it would've been like if I died and mom lived?" And you see exactly what would've happened through Linda. I loved the resolution in the film. And I am not ashamed to admit I was crying like a baby at the end. They both have a cathartic moment of acceptance of their circumstances. And I for one thought it was a brilliant ending to bury the baby at the site of her mothers grave giving her mother the gift of taking care of that baby eternally. And in doing this Emanuel finds her meaning and the reason she lived.... to help this loving mother to deal with the grief of losing her only baby and in doing so she accepted that her mother is in a place of love and peace ( i.e. the water/death).I have never seen a movie deal with death a resolution quite like this one has and affect me so deeply.I recommend to anyone who struggles to understand the existential meaning of life and death. And the profound feeling of sadness one feels with the loss of a loved one. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!!!!!

'The truth about Emanuel' is an engrossing movie which is punctuated by two great lead performances. Both Jessica and Kara have a real on screen chemistry as their relationship is one of the most powerful you have seen, and their characters of 'Linda' and 'Emmanuel' respectively also have mystery. The film primarily deals with the emotions of loss and grief as well as entering into a world where reality is not how it appears. The film is not well known but this movie is quality all the way, keeping the viewer on the edge as the 'truth' becomes more and more complex. The ending could have been better but in essence this movie is about raw emotions, taking you on a journey into the minds of two troubled women. Loved Jessica and Kara's performances !

An annoying 17 year old girl, whose mother died giving birth to her, comes across her new neighbour, a 31 year old stunning brunette who has a young baby, and who appears to be without a husband, boyfriend or any man in her life.The young girl develops an obsession for her hot neighbour. BUT IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.It should be that. Lesbian lust, but it isn't.Instead the girl stumbles across the neighbour's secret which she feels she must stop others knowing about.A rather plodding drama that starts off well, then loses its way midway through. The ending could have been good, but instead we're treated to a rather unrealistic finale.Only 5/10 from me.

completely preposterous-ridiculous idea-not plausible-creepy yet dull -the talents of these actors are wasted-the initial idea of this could have been much more realized re. loss of a parent, loss of a child, mental illness, delusions, etc, but it's almost unwatchable at times-a better approach would have been to dive deeper into the weirdness and play it for laughs a la John Waters or make it really creepy like David Lynch but alas it's like a bad 1970's combo of Dark Shadows and an after-school special. Alfred Molina is a great actor, but he is nothing more than window dressing, the cliché of the clueless father. Kaya Scoledario was great in Skins, but this film was a step in a wrong direction and Jessica Biel will never win any acting awards.