Wow.


This film was something else.... I found myself walking around the room after it was over, telling myself "wow. Wow."

What a weird-ass movie. But absolutely affecting.

It kind of weirds me out that the director, Guy Bennett, had his daughter Sonja in a few nude scenes (breasts and... the other area), and she felt ok with it... it's kind of "creepy" knowing that (the creepy reference is a nod to a scene in the film)....

I just don't know what to say about this film, other than that it was.... wow.

Take that as a huge compliment. A must-see for any indie film fan who likes the dark/edgier side of filmmaking.




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And people have gotten married for a lot less.
- Before Sunrise

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Uh, yeah.
This film did have promise, but failed to deliver. All the pieces were there, but the puzzle was never completed. How many more ways can I say it? The movie was weak. Stilted dialogue, contrived scenes, trite characters and poor character development add up to a C- movie at best. As for Sonja's "spread legged" full frontal, you see a little patch of hair, and her legs stay pretty close together. Even from a sexual standpoint, not shocking in the least.

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that's probably the same version he saw, i didn't find it shocking either, but then again i never crushed on sonja so maybe she does it for you.

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Didn't you take note of the fact she was offering sex to her tutor lying on her father's bed? This has to be one of the most blatant acts of parental disrespect(having sex in their bed). She was a sicko, plain and simple. However, if the guy took her up on the offer, she might have been less of a bitch, but the ending(she getting her ass kicked by the boxer)was beautiful. I cheered it as if this were a real fight.

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Maybe I've seen too many films, but I wouldn't name this a must see indie.

It had its original elements, but what could've been a deeper meaningful film turned out to be a shallow, superficial exploration of the real issues presented in the film.

If the film had gone deeper into exploring the issues presented, I can see how it would have been too shocking for a mainstream audience, but it just feels like a cop out the way its presented now.

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