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In 1729 Jonathan Swift published "A Modest Proposal" a satire in which he suggested Ireland offer up their children as food to gentlemen and ladies. He was metaphorically describing the exploration of the poor by the rich in terms of cannibalism, creating an everlasting metaphor. In this film the J.Swift society captures and kidnaps people for eating and for implanting fertilized eggs in order to develop a fetal delicacy.
Sissy (Ali Faulkner) and her friends unfortunately encounter this group and must fight for their lives. The film obeys the rules of Latin satires by patterning itself after an existing film (TCM). What was unfortunate is that the point of the satirical metaphor is lost in the film. Yes there were the subtle references to Yahoos, but there needed to be more exquisite dining scenes and less scenes of grunting individuals.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Tory Tompkins' body double)
score 5/10
nogodnomasters 2 August 2018
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4265641/ |
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