I watched this film only because I am a fan of Ben Mendelsohn, and several times I almost gave up; at the end I wished I had. I can only think that the reviewers who found it "tense", "complex" and "powerful" saw another film with the same name. Others have praised the ambiguity of the film; in my opinion, the film is a moral vacuum. If I have to sit through a story about child abuse, I at least want the film to contribute to my understanding and/or view of the matter, but this film does neither. The writing is abysmal, the acting (even Mendelsohn's) wooden, the direction non-existent and the music dreadful. The basis of the plot, a sexual relationship between an adult man and a 13-year old girl, is sadly all too credible, but the subsequent twists and turns of the story become increasingly unbelievable. Most of it is repellent and the rest is just boring. And then - it doesn't end, it just stops. My one desire now is to forget this nasty little film as quickly as possible.
Review of Una
