Jaded | Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt | this movie is not a sex romp

Jaded | Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt | See along with The Accused

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Jaded

	Jaded Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt Lions Gate, 2000 average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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this movie is not a sex romp

to tell you the truth, i mean thats what i expected to, i mean just look at the girls on the cover(though i want to make one thing clear, the 2 on the cover are models used for a cover, they are not the actors in the movie, the girls in the movie are on the back in the black and green tinted picture of them all dancing, though the large photo on the cover is carla gugino "meg"), "BUT" there is also blood on the cover, is there not. Its about a girl named Meg. A strait girl. Shes had a rough night and wants to go to the bar for drinks with her friend. She ends up going stag and meets up with 2 girls named pat and alex at "jacks" a local bar. jack introduces pat and alex to meg and they buy her a drink. What she believes to be a fun night with the girls is actually a meditated sadistic rape being planned out. They go to the beach together to skinny dip and they sense she may be bi curious and decide to use that against her and they cut her up, rape her and leave her for dead. for the most part this movie is prep for their trial. See a while back women couldnt be tried for rape in the first degree. it didnt exist in legal terms, only sodomy in the first. it follows her throuought the process of trying to get justice.
its a great movie. i wouldnt be rating it if i didnt think so.

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See along with The Accused

I own this movie and am never disappointed by repeated viewings. It is is not, however, a film for everyone. It is stark and ugly in the vein of The Accused in its depiction of a twist on a rape trial. There is very poor character development here, but of course how much can you manage in 2 hours? There was much attention paid to the development of one of the rapist (the actress's name escapes my memory but she also appears in the fabulous "The Intern"), but the other rapist is left as just a nasty bully motivated by, um, nastiness? I love the performance of the main character and her reaction to the rape. However, there are flashbacks that elude to a past that is horrifying but none of that is fully developed and thus only distracts from the true plot line.... same for her relationship with the vaguely introduced best friend/potential lover/mainstream drop out??? Who is this guy anyway??? Again there is a lot of extraneous material here, but the basic story will draw you in and is highly entertaining.

I like this movie despite how my review might read. I think the concept is good if not well developed and there are a couple great performances (the main character and the defense lawyer and investigator, along with the bar owner). I may have an attration to this film because of the fact I am a lawyer and the interesting twist the way the local law is written affects the plot, but I think a layman can appreciate this fact as much as I can. I sincerely hope this is *not* based on a true story and if it is,I hope the laws have been re-written to clearly reflect the dilemna faced by both the detective and the victim here (Note: the detective is Tony Soprano's sister in a bit over the top, but nonetheless effective role).

It is well worth a watch if nothing else, but if you are a fan of indie character films as I am, this is one for your collection.

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