Sunday, January 6, 2013

Damsels in Distress 2011


     The male students dominate seven Oaks College, an American university.  Violet and her two friends try to adjust the balance.  They run a Suicide Prevention Center and their advice is very unusual.  They expand their group by including Lily, a transfer student.  Their romantic relationships with guys threaten their friendship and sanity.
     I can say that this film is different and there is a lot of dialogue.  What could be stated in just a few words gets the grand treatment of flowery expansion.  Too much so, it seems haughty and pretentious instead.  After a short time, you just don’t want to listen anymore, not very much is happening and it’s not a comedy.  2 ½* (This movie is so-so)  

99 min, Comedy directed by Whit Stillman with Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Carrie MacLemore, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Ryan Metcalf.  

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 6.0 out of 10, 75% critic 42% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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