Friday, July 10, 2009

Review: Wild Things

Why do we watch movies like this?
I for one saw the movie "Knocked Up" and in it, well there's a lovely little nude scene from "Wild Things" showing in the background...and well I had to see it for myself. It's about as shallow a reason as you can find, I know, I'm sorry Mom.
Anyways, much like "Striptease" this movie is not just a "boob movie." It is actually interesting, it's a mystery that isn't fully solved until the credits. This is a movie about a loved and respected guidance councilor at Blue Bay High School, an upscale, rich high school in Florida, and an obsessive senior Kelly (played by Denise Richards). Kelly wants to have sex with Mr. Lombardo (Matt Dillon) and she seems just a little "oogie." After a failed attempted seduction, Kelly does the natural, grown-up thing... and accuses Mr. Lombardo of rape. His reputation ruined in the community, Lombardo hires himself a lawer to try to keep his last shred of dignity. At this point I thought, "what if someone accused me of rape, even if it wasn't true, the mere accusation is damning and any shred of dignity one has would be ripped away, even before the trial." The lawyer (played by Bill Murray of all people) is of course a little bit of comic relief, but not inapropriate from the plot.
Now just before the trial, another young girl named Suzie (Neve Campbell) accuses Mr. Lombardo of raping her, a year earlier. Now the audience, who has been lead to believe the allegations were untrue, starts to doubt the integrety of Lombardo. During the trial, however, Suzie breaks and tells the truth, that neither her nor Kelly was ever raped by Lombardo. Now I don't know what to do with the rest of the review without giving away interesting points from the film, so I'm going to have to leave you with: 3.5-4/5 See It!

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