Review of Chastity Bites (2013) by Zachary M — 04 Jul 2016

You know what's one of the worst kind of conversations to have with some one? The ones where someone picks a stance on a topic, and then rants and raves endlessly. Not only that, but they are so narrow minded that the only side to that subject they see as valid is theirs. And should anyone else even try to raise a counter point, they are struck down angrily.

I hate people like that, and I hate movies like that. Most issues that are complex and worth discussion; race, religion, sexuality, politics, there will always be shades of grey and areas of doubt. If a movie wishes to raise topics and issues and discuss them it can, but in order to restrain from being preachy, and more importantly, show multiple fascists to the issue, it must be willing to examine an issue from more than one angle. This film doesn't do that.

Told in a tongue and cheek comedy, you may not expect such gravitas, but it has been done before, and well. This film, like that douche, picks one side and makes it the only valid side and all the opponents evil, with no redeeming characters or shades of grey.

Even if you agree with a particular stance someone is trying to make, in this film's case that abstinence programs do more harm than good, seeing 90 minutes of rightwing bashing and hardcore leftwing appraisal, only makes for a long slog of a film. A long slog indeed.