Product: Day of the Woman (1978)
Rating: 5.0
Unique Piece of Work of Art.
Viewed: 10/12Rate: 910/12: I Spit on Your Grave is a catchy title, even better than Day of the Woman which comes off weak to me. Now, for the film, I've never seen anything like it before. It's certainly one of the most unusual movies I've seen, right up there with Pink Flamingos and Sleepaway Camp. I consider I Spit on Your Grave the feminine Deliverance version of Death Wish. Camille Keaton gives a very brave, courageous effort to play the role of a woman who had been raped by four men, not all at once, but in four separate times. Not only she is naked, she is practically full-on naked throughout the film. For sure, I Spit on Your Grave is gruesome and degrading as it gets. What's interesting is that Camille Keaton ceased to be a naked person but a thing, all mudded up and discarded. That's a very good acting. The rape is predictable because we know what occurs during it, but I am more interested in the aftermath, especially how Camille Keaton acted in her character's recovery from what had happened. Now, was the revenge next going to be predictable? Not even so. At first, I felt disgusted and shocked in the approaches she took, but the unconventionalism of what she did added more to the notoriety of the cult film it is today. Remember what Charlize Theron did for Monster? What Camille Keaton did is ten times better and is worthy of accolades. I am very surprised how she ran through the woods barefoot. That's tough. Finally, I am not exactly sure if I Spit on Your Grave is a horror movie or not; I know it fits the genre of drama films. All in all, I Spit on Your Grave is a well done picture that deserves a look as a serious raped female picture because Camille Keaton does things what no respected female actress will do.