Why was she married to the old man
It had been more realistic if he played her father.
shareWhy was she married to the old man
It had been more realistic if he played her father.
Well, younger women marry older me all the time, for reasons other than money, even. And maybe (I've never seen statistics) back in the early 1960's when the film is set, more marriages had age disparities.
The question of why she married him isn't a good one unless it furthers the plot, and it doesn't. It certainly isn't strange in any way.
Besides, this "old man" is pretty hot. And you may not know it, but older guys are often better in bed than young ones.
That's a very good question. The movie does not say anything about previous events except that he owe money. So everything about onward till the end and your question remains mystery
It's really not that unrealistic... Younger women marry older men all the time especially when they have $MONEY$.
shareViggo plays a 48 year old in the movie. Kirsten, the actress, is 31. I know a guy dating someone 25 yeara younger so the gap here isn't that outrageous.
share... the gap here isn't that outrageous.Agreed, there's only 14 years between the 2 actors.🐭 share
How do you know what age they were supposed to be in the movie? Can you read their fake passports, which may also have fake birthdays?
shareIt had been more realistic if he played her father.Sigh! You really didn't understand the movie did you. The plot was dependent upon the fact that the wife was substantially younger than the husband.
... the old man ...He may have been older than his wife and Rydal, but Chester was definitely not an old man. Note that he handed Rydal's ass back to him on more than one occasion, as well as successfully defending himself against the detective.🐭 share
The "private detective" was more likely a mafia hitman or enforcer. Reputable private eyes don't pull a gun on someone and threaten to kill them to extort money for clients who made bad investments with shady people. Low-life gangsters and hoods do.
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She answered this in the movie. She crashed a party that he was throwing with a friend and was impressed with his lavish lifestyle. Also he was old enough to be her father, so maybe she wanted a father figure. Their relationship and her character were under developed.
shareOP's question comes off as ignorant and insulting. Viggo is a very desirable actor. If he wasn't happily married, I am sure he could easily get women significantly younger than Kirsten Dunst. And it's clear that she was a gold digger when she met him. But it's not that big of an age gap anyway - I've dated men with a larger age gap and certainly not for their money.
shareWell, he looks like Viggo Mortensen, so there's that. Also she thought he was rich and they do live well. Plus I think he genuinely cares for her. That's a lot of reason to overlook an age difference, for a young woman. I'm not finding the match even a little bit hard to believe, about a third of the way through the movie.
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