Review of Female Trouble (1976) by Reece L — 02 Dec 2015
Female Trouble is a depraved disaster, a monstrosity that looks like it was made for $5.00 and is all the better for it. Operating as a exercise in low-brow extremity and a satirical look at society's obsession with fame, Trouble delivers what its title promises in spades, letting Devine loose to carry out a series of ridiculous stunts that only she could pull off.
Rightfully repulsed by the ordinary and laudatory of the insane and the oppressed, it features such pearls of wisdom as "The world of the heterosexual is a sick and boring life", something viewers should take away from the experience even if the proceedings confer nothing else on them.
It's a ridiculous film, but it commits to its controlled lunacy, a massive middle-finger to the status quo and a warm embrace for those who live lives that don't align with it, its anti-establishment fervor infectious in such a way that makes Female Trouble a joy to watch.
This review of Female Trouble (1976) was written by Reece L on 02 Dec 2015.
Female Trouble has generally received positive reviews.
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