Anyone who has seen any of Gregg Araki's early works will be surprised that his latest offering, although explicit and controversial, is actually very thoughtful, mature and poignantly moving.
Gordon Levitt and Corbet are both excellent as the troubled teens who suffered child abuse as children and who carry the memory into adolescence and adulthood in very different ways. The film does contain some explicit sexual scenes, though the child scenes are handled very subtly mostly relying on the power of suggestion.
It's a hugely emotional film, which satisfies as much as it challenges the viewer and I highly recommend it to any one with an open mind who doesn't mind films with strong subject matter.
Gordon Levitt and Corbet are both excellent as the troubled teens who suffered child abuse as children and who carry the memory into adolescence and adulthood in very different ways. The film does contain some explicit sexual scenes, though the child scenes are handled very subtly mostly relying on the power of suggestion.
It's a hugely emotional film, which satisfies as much as it challenges the viewer and I highly recommend it to any one with an open mind who doesn't mind films with strong subject matter.