A totally bizarre film played to perfection by the woefully underrated Sandy Dennis. She plays herself when she plays others and that is incredibly hard to do while meeting the pre ordained requirements of a role. Or maybe the parts she selects are visions of herself so that acting is barely needed. Always likeable is Dennis. She is unique in her ability to make you sympathize with her even when her character is a murdering mysoginist sociopath.
The insanity at the end, abruptly so, was odd to be sure. But with all that came previously nothing could be unexpected in an Altman world. She hates the hired hand prostitute, like most females near her age, because sex comes so easy to her and she administered her rath accordingly. She despises that others can do what she desire but cannot. But by killing her demon she frees herself to now demand sex from her captive.
The Boy part was not well fleshed out, pun intended. We dont know his mute game or why he is not what he seems. The incestual relationship pushed by his alluring sister only adds to the mystery as to why he was alone in the cold rain. The sister love relationship never climaxes, so to speak, but just the hint of peversion adds another strange element to the typically strange Altman film.
Kudos big time for Ms Dennis and on that note alone I give. ***1/2 stars.
The insanity at the end, abruptly so, was odd to be sure. But with all that came previously nothing could be unexpected in an Altman world. She hates the hired hand prostitute, like most females near her age, because sex comes so easy to her and she administered her rath accordingly. She despises that others can do what she desire but cannot. But by killing her demon she frees herself to now demand sex from her captive.
The Boy part was not well fleshed out, pun intended. We dont know his mute game or why he is not what he seems. The incestual relationship pushed by his alluring sister only adds to the mystery as to why he was alone in the cold rain. The sister love relationship never climaxes, so to speak, but just the hint of peversion adds another strange element to the typically strange Altman film.
Kudos big time for Ms Dennis and on that note alone I give. ***1/2 stars.