As a 14 year old I saw a snippet of Puberty Blues and thought it was boring. Now more than 30 years later, I realise my 14 year old self was correct but for different reasons. It was "boring" because it was like watching a mirror image of my life, a life I was dissatisfied with, but ultimately trapped. Watching the movie in its entirety now it makes me realise that my life was normal, as that was just the way things were. It is depressing, but validating. I wonder how it got the funding to be made and what was the demographic that went to see it at the cinema? I for one didn't want to see my life on screen - you went to the cinema to escape, not relive what you already experienced. I give it an A for realism, for better or worse.
Review of Puberty Blues
