This film delivers a scattering of sexually disturbing images among the background setting of a schoolgirl's summer musings. The thin and transparent plot consists of three scenes typical of an old half-hour mystery/suspense. What remains is a lengthy set of vignettes replete with images of an oft scantily clad adolescent having bizarre contemplations of her budding sexuality. While some vignettes were mildly interesting, or even cleverly portrayed, the movie is slow, sometimes tediously so. The cinematography is gritty and the sound seemed poor. At the risk of being a spoiler, the girl's final expression is as impassive as the rest of the movie, which reminded me of a sociopath or bad seed. Even if the end is intended to be a revelation or explanation, the previous scenes remain a lengthy exercise of simplistic perspectives.
Review of A Real Young Girl
