Product: Day of the Woman (1978)
Rating: 3.0
Quality Horror film
This film has been mis-categorized and misinterpreted by cretins that go off the deep end, just because a movie shows a breast or ass. Big whoppin' deal. As if nudity matters. Get over the obsession with sex and nudity, and you can understand this movie.The film is actually a horror movie, and like so many other horror movies, is about crime and punishment. The rape scenes are not remotely a turn-on, the nudity is not a turn-on either. That said, Keaton is a foxy lady and an ice-cold avenging goddess. The thugs are idiots who are lucky to know how to tie their shoes. The acting is O.K., not very demanding roles.The movie was created in the golden age of feminism and is a feminist movie. The men are all dolts. The rapes are portrayed realistically, i.e., anybody with any heart or kindness or decency wouldn't be remotely aroused by any of it. The revenge scenes are the best parts of the movie; well-done, great writing.The actual idiot in this movie later became Stanford in "Sex and the City." How many people will recognize the walk, the movements, the look, the eyes?I give three stars only, because it is just a simple revenge flick, a simple story, the female "Deliverance". Women, do not think about going out into the countryside alone.SOME people have a dumb notion that the country is safe, or at least safer than the city. WRONG! The country is 10x more dangerous than New York City, Central Park, at midnight!! Stuff happens out in the country you don't read about in the papers. If you live in the country, you keep a loaded gun readily accessible.The crime rate in cities is deceptively high because more people happen to live there than in the country. And in the country many crimes are never accurately reported or investigated and no culprits are ever found. Basically, rural areas are barbarian territory. If you venture out there without a loaded gun and a cynical mind, you're asking for it.