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Originally Posted by keirarts  [B][I]Home before midnight
Perhaps a film that's a little too close to home post-saville and yewtree. The film deals with a songwriters sexual relationship with a 14 year old girl and the resulting legal fallout. A little too soft focus and schmaltzy for my tastes and given the actual abuse cases from the 70's involving celebrities then the fairly graphic sex scenes are more than a little uncomfortable. |
I thought it was a prescient and thought-provoking film because of the 'which side are you on?' approach, almost forcing you to sympathise with the rock star who unwittingly began a sexual relationship with an underage girl, but didn't end it when he found out her real age. The media hounding and the way his career was ruined before any conviction is the same now as it was in the film and it's interesting how Pete Walker was way ahead of his time.