I hated this film as seem to rejoice in telling a story of how a young girl is being punished for standing up to an elderly sexual predator. Serious victim blaming going on here.
In my opinion, this films has nothing to recommend it. All characters are complete stereotypes. Reporter is rebellious, drunk and tortured (yawn). Girl is pretty, sexy but totally unaware of it, equal parts naïve and stupid. The writer character is predatory, creepy and distinctly bad looking, the actor playing him is quite wooden and has one expression for every occasion. The plot is difficult to understand and unrelatable. For example, the writer's wife is totally mentally unhinged, been sectioned and only just returned home, more disturbingly - lashes out at her daughter (!) - but still, somehow she is allowed to look after her poor little kid unsupervised. How is that even possible?... Her husband is aware of the mental health issues, he witnessed his daughter crying after being with her mum but thinks nothing of it - and then gets all surprised when something terrible happens (and blames everyone around him but not himself).
The main story is really unpleasant and gross. The 50 year old writer guy sexually assaults his teenage assistant and then gets all indignant and full of revenge when his actions are exposed and subsequently result in the death of his wife and child. He seem to be able to effortlessly destroy the girl's life while continuing his own privileged existence uninterrupted. No one can catch him, no one can help his poor victim. The girl herself seem to think everything the creep subjects her to is her fault, and dies to "pay the price". Her younger sister demonstrates later how (according to the film creators) a female should act to survive - snuggling up to an ugly bloke old enough to be her grandad.
The whole film is a depressing and frustrating mess, avoid.
In my opinion, this films has nothing to recommend it. All characters are complete stereotypes. Reporter is rebellious, drunk and tortured (yawn). Girl is pretty, sexy but totally unaware of it, equal parts naïve and stupid. The writer character is predatory, creepy and distinctly bad looking, the actor playing him is quite wooden and has one expression for every occasion. The plot is difficult to understand and unrelatable. For example, the writer's wife is totally mentally unhinged, been sectioned and only just returned home, more disturbingly - lashes out at her daughter (!) - but still, somehow she is allowed to look after her poor little kid unsupervised. How is that even possible?... Her husband is aware of the mental health issues, he witnessed his daughter crying after being with her mum but thinks nothing of it - and then gets all surprised when something terrible happens (and blames everyone around him but not himself).
The main story is really unpleasant and gross. The 50 year old writer guy sexually assaults his teenage assistant and then gets all indignant and full of revenge when his actions are exposed and subsequently result in the death of his wife and child. He seem to be able to effortlessly destroy the girl's life while continuing his own privileged existence uninterrupted. No one can catch him, no one can help his poor victim. The girl herself seem to think everything the creep subjects her to is her fault, and dies to "pay the price". Her younger sister demonstrates later how (according to the film creators) a female should act to survive - snuggling up to an ugly bloke old enough to be her grandad.
The whole film is a depressing and frustrating mess, avoid.