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I remember this being somewhat of a controversial film when it came out, probably because the rape scene was too graphic for many people. The subject of rape, in itself, is not new to films so it must have been the way it was presented. (I am writing this from memory.) I do remember the scene as extremely uncomfortable to watch.
In a nutshell, Jodie Foster plays a woman, "Sarah Tobias" who goes looking for trouble in a bar and gets much more than she bargained for, being gang-raped on top of a pinball machine. She then goes to court to prosecute the men involved.
This was an out-and-out "women's lib movie" and since they are given favorable press by the politically-correct media, the film got extra publicity. Even for feminists, though, this story has too many holes in it to be as credible as we would like it to be. The had a female prosecutor, of course, and Kelly McGillis just didn't cut it in that role, just not convincing. Also, with Hollywood, when you hear "based" on a true story, you know facts will be few and far between and the dramatic parts will be very exaggerated. None of this implies, by the way, that the victim deserved what she got. In fact, I hope some women learned from this movie and never put themselves in a spot where something horrific like this could happen. Alcohol and sex desires are a lethal combination and a bar with a number of drunks is not where you want to start arousing people.
Jodie Foster is a fine actress but I did question her winning an Oscar over this. Too much of the Academy Awards in the last two decades have become nothing but political forums (always favoring the latest left wing cause). In this case, the feminists were appeased. Foster has done better work in other films and not been recognized.
Overall, I think this film is good for one viewing but a little too unpleasant for more than that.
score 6/10
ccthemovieman-1 17 June 2007
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