Unorthodox (2020)
3/10
Meandering, sappy and odd
11 April 2021
Branded as a real-life story taken from the memoirs of a woman who left the Ultra-Orthodox community of Williamsburg, this film just doesn't know what it wants to be. The creepy, repulsive and ridiculous nature of Ultra-Orthodox jewish life is at this point very well documented (a good start would be "In Satmar Custody"), so this film just came up short on too many levels. The main character, played by actress, Shira Hass just seems off (diminutive, frail and not much presence as a lead), and the full-frontal nudity just seemed out of place and self-indulgent...but for whom??? I mean who would possibly want to see that? Even more puzzling is the male full frontal with the pudgy, pasty Jeff Willbusch. Were the producers just trying to get an "R" rating there? Just odd. Anyway much better and more focused films on this topic out there, so I really wouldn't bother with this.
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