One sentence review: Never fall in love with a murder suspect! Dangerous attraction is just an illusion.
It's a sex-and-violent film with some B-movie fun, and a compelling story that's a serious feature. In 1969, it was the era of serious racial discrimination in the United States (Martin Luther King was shot in 1968), and it was also the era when the death penalty began to be a problem, let alone the story took place in the South of the South - the small state of Florida. town. The story time is another wet and sweaty summer, a woman's sexual struggle with several men (one of them is a murder suspect), the tragedy of a gay white man who prefers black, this series of complex and tangled love relationships make the whole film full of heat Arrogance, until the two murders at the end of the film climax.
Charlotte is a woman with a serious Madonna complex. She wants to rescue Hillary, a suspect who calls her an angel and home, from prison. Such a woman is easy to become a bitch in the eyes of some men, such as for Hillary. She even slept with a black journalist who did an innocence investigation for support. But he can also be a goddess for some people, like Hillary, who had lived a savage life in the jungle, Charlotte has an unrealistic obsession with dangerous men, and when Hillary can make him "separate because she's not wearing it" When she cursed at her for having "empty sex", she should have known that this prison pen pal's words could be deceiving - she didn't know what a dangerous force was.
She is also the goddess of Jack, a twenty-year-old boy. Only a young man can love someone so deeply without judgment. Charlotte, who I saw for the first time, and Charlotte who was killed by Hillary for the last time, wore the same pink dress as she was. Charlotte is somewhat broken in her heart, and she is destined not to choose a clean and pure young boy. But for Jack, the first love is the end of the love.
The homosexuality of Jack's journalist brother Ward has long been foreshadowed in the film. When he was stripped and abused by black people, the audience was shocked and regretted, but it was not unexpected. For Ward, who was disfigured and exposed, his favorite black partner betrayed him both emotionally and professionally. His heart has long been broken, and perhaps death is the relief.
The black nanny who brought up the Jack brothers, played by the black female singer Macy Gray, is a witness to the violence throughout the summer. Her famous voice is very appealing to the ears. At the same time, she is also a reminder of the cultural background of the story. , other supporting roles are also like elements in the southern character ecosystem, together with these five dedicated protagonists - Nicole and Matthew sacrificed a lot this time, Zach successfully transitioned from a teen idol, and Cusack played a savage pervert. Like - together to show that era of great change is taking place.
Finally, I complained: I know you are narcissistic, brother black reporter, but don't be so showy when you smoke, do you think you are Leslie Cheung!
Due to technical problems, this article could not be published in the second issue of the electronic version of Universal Screen. I just found out today that I forgot my name. The names of my manuscripts are all messed up, actually, ummm.
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