Phonearl
Good start, but then it gets ruined
Grimossfer
Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
Hayleigh Joseph
This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
Phillipa
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
greg-garceau-200-749847
I have to say that my initial interest in watching this movie was for kicks but when I got more into the plot, I discovered that it could be a great film for describing the female Oedipus complex of women as defined in Psychoanalytic Theory. I thought it was a great film for students learning alternative approaches to female sexuality and Psychology. I would recommend this to any College teacher as a learning tool about Female Psychoanalysis, and Female Sexuality. The sexual material is a little strong but working with the sexuality from the perspective of observational research can be very helpful to enhance the storyline about the subject matter. It was a much more different approach to woman's sexuality than I have ever before experienced. Being a man, the main character is really looking at gender confusion in her life and their are some powerful archetypal images that are also presented in this film. I suspect Jung would have been amazed with this storyline, and Freud might have had a good example of what he calls the female Oedipus complex.
stereoron
Tilda Swenton blew me away. her raw sexuality was over the top. her white flawless skin, beautiful hair, long thin shapely legs,big eyes and how she uses her body in the sex scenes, were among the hottest i have seen by a main stream actress. 9 out of 10 i couldn't take my eyes off her. i never thought of her as hot until i saw this movie,wow,wow,wow. in most of her other movies i have seen she is underplaying her great looks .but in this film she looks like a high end fashion model for Vogue. but she acts like a girl who knows how hot she really is and how to use her great body to its best. it just made me watch every scene she was in.
jim riecken (youroldpaljim)
While viewing FEMALE PERVERSIONS, I began to wonder if I was losing my mind. For whom was this film made? Who put up the money to make this film? FEMALE PERVERSIONS is pretentious piece of clap trap masquerading as something deep and meaningful. Woman have it rough competing in male dominated society and men are responsible for all of woman neurosis seems to be the message. Ho Hum! Where have we heard that before?
Just about every character in this film is angry, nasty, neurotic, and unpleasant, except for teenage "Tomgirl" named Ed, who is just a little mixed up. The scenes of Eve's dreams and hidden memories are down right laughable, like the kind of stuff found in some over indulgent student film. The film has not coherent plot, just a lot of incidents. And would somebody please explain the ending?There are some people who praise this film because it deals with characters searching for their identity, but most of the characters come across as so self absorbed that they evoke no sympathy. The film puts an emphasis on getting in touch with ones "feelings." But when one constantly dwells on his/her feelings, its leads to selfishness and hedonism, a point the films makers seem not to be aware of.
byroncallas
I am somewhat surprised by the scathing reviews posted for what I found a provocative and entertaining work. I do guess that is what makes horse races. I rated the work a 10 and recommend it to anyone looking for something unconventional that requires you to think. I can see not agreeing with the filmmaker's perspective, but that it HAS a perspective is more than most films, and sets this little work apart. The performances were well crafted. Tilda Swinton does what she does best - gets under your skin and makes you squirm a bit. She is thoroughly uncomfortable to watch, by design I believe, and very effective. I think this is a fine little film.