Diary of a Lost Girl

I must admit I have developed a bit of a soft spot for Louise Brooks, a very talented American performer, who walked out on the Hollywood system and went to make films in Europe.  Her dancers physique and youthful face are very pleasing, but add on to that her ability to sell her character to you credibly without the overstatement we usually see in silent movies.

This time around she is another fallen woman.  The film addresses how badly rape victims are treated, as if they are culpable, and it follows a now stereotypical decent into "wantonness" and "depravity", after all an impoverished beauty with a tarnished reputation can only take on one career.

The story finds salvation for her and a moralistic and modern conclusion is arrived at.

Some rather hammy comic relief characters, but overall a great film.

The Babysitters

So where does this film sit. A film about a straight A student who follows the path to becoming a madam. I would like to say that its hanging there somewhere between say "Wish You Were Here", "Wilby Wonderful", "Passionflower Hotel", "Risky Business" and a few others of that ilk, but not quite on par with them. It has an indy feel, but quite polished overall. It does the dance between lightweight and oppressive drama, you start in, like the girls, thinking it will be a little light entertainment, but then the darker realities come to the fore.

Adequate film filled a 90 minute slot in my evening.  Probably more deserves the 3.6 stars at Amazon then the 5.9/10 from IMDb, which matches the 3 star rating at Netflix.

On a plus side, Katherine Waterston did a good job in the lead role, I could probably stand to watch her in other films.