A young, attractive couple are shown on a night out, before, on the lady's insistence, taking the night in. A deeply sensual, well-edited sequence only encourages viewers to expect a night of passion...until she asks him to stop.
Instead of presenting the "both sides" format familiar to these types of tales, her point of view is never questioned. The most effective moments of the short are the shots of his face as he continues to thrust into her during her cries of resistance - they capture something completely inhuman.
While the unflinching tone is powerful. I tend to wonder if shortening the runtime would have added a more searing effect to the material. Not doing so means key moments linger for a little too long, adding a stagey feel which removes some of our emotional connection to the material.
Instead of presenting the "both sides" format familiar to these types of tales, her point of view is never questioned. The most effective moments of the short are the shots of his face as he continues to thrust into her during her cries of resistance - they capture something completely inhuman.
While the unflinching tone is powerful. I tend to wonder if shortening the runtime would have added a more searing effect to the material. Not doing so means key moments linger for a little too long, adding a stagey feel which removes some of our emotional connection to the material.