), ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁R ather ▁than ▁populate ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁many ▁characters , ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁previous ▁films , ▁here ▁the ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁comp elling ▁relationship ▁at ▁its ▁center : ▁the ▁actress ▁and ▁her ▁kid n apper ▁literally ▁struggling ▁for ▁power ▁and ▁des perate ▁for ▁love . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁title ▁line ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Up ! ▁is ▁unexpected ly ▁utter ed ▁by ▁the ▁actress ▁as ▁a ▁genu ine ▁request . ▁She ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁if ▁she ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁escape ▁or ▁not , ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁real izes ▁she ▁has ▁feelings ▁for ▁her ▁capt or , ▁she ▁pre fers ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁chance . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁some ▁dark ▁elements , ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Up ! ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Down ! ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁rom antic ▁comedy , ▁and ▁the ▁director ' s ▁most ▁clear ▁love ▁story , ▁with ▁a ▁plot ▁similar ▁to ▁William ▁Wy ler ' s ▁thr iller ▁The ▁Collect or . ▁ ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Up ! ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Down ! ▁made ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Film ▁Festival ▁to ▁a ▁polar ized ▁critical ▁reaction . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁an ▁X ▁rating ▁by ▁the ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( MP AA ), ▁and ▁the ▁st igma ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁X ▁rating ▁marg inal ized ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Mir am ax , ▁who ▁distributed ▁the ▁film