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Wendel L Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ruim Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Bob P Summer Bishil delivers a riveting performance as a 13 year old girl discovering her sexuality while living with a disciplinarian father. There are some unsettling scenes in this movie but it outstanding and worth the moments of discomfort. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Leo I It's not for the faint of heart and deals with sexual abuse/physical abuse of a 13 year old girl which is depicted on screen. The 3.5 stars is for its realistic depiction of cultural and sexual themes. A victim will get triggered by what is shown though. It's not a perfect movie by any means but the script and pacing are pretty good. It is NOT a fun or casual watch. The young actress that plays the girl (an adult) did a great job. There are some great performances in this and ultimately there is a message and I do believe something relatable and teachable RE sexual abuse of minors. But as I said, it's difficult to watch and it had me at times shocked and audibly saying "eew". It is not a re watch type movie but I'm not upset I watched it because I felt it was good to honor the experiences of many people that go through similar things. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/23 Full Review steve d Surprisingly uncomfortable and not at all engaging. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A very honest portrayal of racism in America. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Very, very odd film. The acting, while some of it, and at crucial times, extremely awkward and hammy, was overall competent especially by newcomer Summer Bishil who's VERY impressive as Jasira. But the demoralizing atrocities this 13 year old girl endured throughout the movie was beyond disturbing and over the top, bordering on exploitive. Some of the stuff Bishil had to do was just real uncomfortable to watch and I'm pretty openminded with any subject matter no matter how serious as long as it's handled in fairly respectful and good taste within the context of either a drama, comedy, or satire. This movie sets out to be all of these things and fails at every one. So it is ultimately is just an offensive and dull (not to mention boring) pretentious mess. Highly dissapointing directing debut by Alan Ball who scored much better as a screenwriter for American Beauty as well as HBO TV series Six Feet Under and later True Blood. The guy was clearly out of his depth here. At best a curious exercise of racismn, hippocracy, sexual exploration, and pedophilia in suburbia during the Iraq war. The movie is as confusingly tone deaf as it sounds. Oh and the egregiously rushed ending could not have been more pared down and contrived if were..well, honestly I don't know. This movie was something else. Brutal, whatever it is. Not recommended for anyone with even half a conscience. 1 and a half stars Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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