Review of Clean, Shaven (1995) by Visitorq S — 06 Jun 2011

"Clean, Shaven" should be considered as something of a rough first draft in the career of writer-director-producer Lodge Kerrigan. Basically, he has some interesting things to say here on how mentally ill people are viewed by society but is lacking the technical skills at this point to be entirely successful, unlike his later film, "Keane.".

Take Peter Winter(Peter Greene) for example. After reemerging into the real world, he steals a car, blasts the radio to block out the voices in his head(regardless, they cannot be as bad as anything on talk radio) and covers the windows with newspapers. On arriving home, he is treated rudely by his mother(Megan Owen) while only wanting to know where Nicole is. And then there is Detective McNally(Robert Albert), a burned out recovering alcoholic(who else would order a club soda in a bar?) who also has a way with the ladies. He is currently investigating the murder of a young girl with the clues leading him in the general direction of Peter.