Dark as dark can get

Rating: 8/10 (14 November 1999)

Outstanding movie. Disturbing and honest, but good all the same. Was it just me that was disturbed by the Spacey love-a-child angle? Hmm...
Annette Benning was fabulous. The rest of the supporting cast (namely the 'kids') were strong and added greatly to the overall skill factor in this movie.
I was a little uncomfortable with the nudity and overtly sexual nature of the two female teenagers, but since it's life in all its blemished glory, one really can't complain. I must admit to squirming a little at seeing teenage nudity. I'm not normally a prude, but this was maybe just a little too much for me. But then perhaps that was the point. I have no desire to see young girls/women getting deflowered/fantasised over. Smacks to me of a little paedophilia that is definitely *not* necessary. But then, films that don't provoke and push buttons are just fluff.
Definitely original and entertaining. Not terribly thought provoking (other than towards happiness in marriage) but good nonetheless. Definitely a go-see.