Review of My Mistress (2014) by Lenny R — 30 Jul 2015

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Emmanuelle Beart: Bogan Domme.

This review of My Mistress (2014) was written by Lenny R on 30 Jul 2015.

My Mistress has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 06 Nov 2014

In the story of Kate's fractured relationship with her son is a tough and potentially tender film, but Beart and her pout get in the way…

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By Huw G (575) on 16 Sep 2018

An unfinished fairy tale. It could have been very good, but really needed much more work…

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By Brian S (2,291) on 12 Feb 2015

Oh, Emmanuelle Beart, why such a face... & lips…

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By Frank Hatherley (8) for Screen International (2,241) on 11 Nov 2014

The fact that My Mistress looks out of place, set as it is in suburban Queensland, doesn't detract from the director's ambition and obvious promise…

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By Luke Buckmaster (275) for Guardian (4,584) on 05 Nov 2014

My Mistress is a story of coming of age and sexual awakening, but there are times when it feels like little more than a sleazy take on a boy…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 31 Oct 2014

Stephen Lance's debut feature is like a wet dream: a fantasy scenario that titillates but never reaches a satisfactory climax, despite impressive…

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By Heather M (2,904) on 12 Nov 2015

Big disappointment, half cooked, stupidly confused and incomplete screenplay. Great beginning and but clichéd ending…

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By Stephen Romei (236) for The Australian (781) on 07 Nov 2014

While it's good that Lance eschews the conventional, the question becomes, what does he have in its place? I was left unsure of the answer…

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By Rhiannon Sawyer (8) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 06 Nov 2014

Most of the problems in My Mistress stem from the fact that it is steeped in cliché…

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