Review of Rid of Me (2011) by Jen F — 18 Mar 2013
L love it. It swings no pretense. it is raw. doesn't pretend it has "to be a film" but just is a film. and that is the heart of indie. the film style has no need for hollywood quasi indie hipsterishness, or attitudes or posturing.
that is why it is so hauntingly good. it simply presents the story and if you identify with it, and still separate yourself as the viewer, the film remains really disturbing and hilarious. If you don't like it, it is because you identify, you lost your separation from the film as a viewer, and got sucked right up with what it points out in us humans, our weaknesses and petty desires and meanness, and forget it is a movie and it gets right under your skin without you knowing it and bugs the shit out of you.
That is the power of a good indie film. Raw. Simple. No bullshit in its seamless delivery of its story's power from screen to viewer's feeling. whether one "likes" or "dislikes" it is irrelevant.
what do you feel when a film points out the shit in your closet?
This review of Rid of Me (2011) was written by Jen F on 18 Mar 2013.
Rid of Me has generally received mixed reviews.
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