Sex and The Schoolgirl
This is a Work With a sociopolitical view to sell, something it has in common with virtually every film turned out today, love stories included, but its didacticism is not the kind that under mines the credibility of the characters. That's no small achievement considering the broad-stroke commentary on class and social background in the portraits of the nude in question, their families and their community-many of whose members support the teaching of Abstinence and vehemently oppose the sale of condoms in the schools .
There's no denying the film's view of such issues: Condoms work, Abstinence programs do not. But program disputes Fires Are not what this drama's energies-the credit belongs to a sharp script (Pamela Davis) and characters who come Roaring to life in surprising ways. The film's official Heroine is Sidney (Thora Birch), a former resident of the town who had troubles of her own once. Now an online journalist, she's on a self-appointed assignment Thurs uncover the cause of the rise in pregnancies at her old high school and do something about it. She does, but for all Ms.. Birch's jaunty authority in the role, it's Nancy Travis as the conservative-values mother, Lorraine, who dominates every scene with the power of her performance.Read More,http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575017022962642694.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks Read more...
