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A teenage girl, who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends, secretly binges and purges.
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她的秘密, Споделянето на тайна, Súlyos titkok, 愛撫
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10 May 2000
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Action! - Female 4 Front: Shea's Poison to Stripped Down The Rage of Teens
Shea shifts gears completely, leaving the B-level steamy and sleazy stuff behind in favor of something more wholesome in this story about a teenage girl battling with age-related but personal issues that lead to bulimia, and her mother's attempt to help her and cope with other problems at work as a psychologist.
Despite the film's similarities to his TV episodes about teenagers like "The Secret Life of an American Teenager," the film is elevated by Shea's direction and the great performances of a tiny Alison Lohman (Drag Me to Hell) and Mae Winningham, whose screen chemistry (or lack thereof as mother and daughter) keeps you hooked…
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IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU!!!... IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU... IT'S ABOUT ME, OKAY??!!! CAN ANYTHING BE ABOUT ME?
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It’s all about Alison Lohman’s absolute all-time show-stopping screaming breakdown beyond the midpoint. What comes before is an artful lead-up to this moment, with close-ups of food and tiny hints at what’s going on that no doubt deepen its impact on a rewatch. If there is a downside, it’s in the dialogue which sometimes feels forced or artificial in that “this character’s entering a room, so she better say something” sort of way. What comes after is somber and sobering, and no less thoughtful, but seems like more of an extended epilogue. A little bit uneven, but I’d warm to it more seeing it again.
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Don’t ask me why I saw this on YouTube and decided to watch it again for the first time in years, let’s pretend it wasn’t just me basically triggering myself :)
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Had to watch this masterpiece again. The scene where she talks about how she doesn’t do it because of her looks, I’ve never had a movie scene hit me that hard in relation to me. It still deserves five stars.