In my opinion, this is one of the more interesting movies made in the last twenty years. It has the quality of being both cheesy and profound at the same time. What I mean by that is: Although the visuals and "special effects" (if you even want to call them that) are obviously done in the Ed Wood-like low budget way, the dialogue is incredibly realistic as is the portrayal of the human relationships. Anne Carlisle's portrayal of Margret/Jimmy and Paula Shepperd's Adrian are especially poignant. I find myself empathizing with all of these characters at various points in the film. I also liked the fact that the director (and Carlisle) linked (even if it was indirectly) all of these characters' lifestyle choices and use of drugs to painful family baggage. I guess I feel that most films don't make this connection clearly or if they do, it's done in a hokey, almost put-downish way. What else? I like portrayal of the New York punk/new wave scene circa 1980. I also like the anti-hippie sentitment in some of Carlisle's monologues. When I first saw this film at 18, I found it incredibly disturbing. I still do, but I appreciate its realism and I actually find this film much less offensive in terms of violence than something like the remake of "Charlie's Angels" last year. It's sad to me that most people in this database give this film a 5/10 rating. Sorry, but I have to disagree with you big time.
Review of Liquid Sky
