Review of Whore

Whore (1991)
One of Russell's more watchable films.
22 January 2007
Pretty much trash, with Ken Russell once again making a film that doesn't seem to belong to any particular genre. However, this particular Russell film is quite watchable and has some good scenes. There isn't much of a plot going on, but it's rather a collection of brief situations. There is always something going on, and it even makes for, sort of, laid-back viewing in spite of the content. Whereas in most of Russell's (early) films the actors spend 90% of their time flailing about with their arms and doing head-stands, and just generally being frantic, manic, and silly, there is none of that here - although Theresa Russell is rather animated throughout; but she acts like this to heighten the comedic effect, not to be annoying. There are some funny moments, and though she seems to be in nearly every shot of the picture one never tires of her. Apart from his movies, further proof that Russell has to be insane is his participation in Celebrity Big Brother.
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