Towelhead
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings
- Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Peter MacDissi, Summer Bishil
- Summary:
- Director: Alan Ball
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 14 out of 31
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Mixed: 13 out of 31
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Negative: 4 out of 31
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100To call Towelhead exploitative is to miss the point. What made Towelhead the novel so extraordinary was the honesty in Jasira's adolescent narrative voice, the genuine way she misguidedly, but honestly, conflates the sexual attention she receives with the parental affection she really needs. With the film, Ball, though he drops the book's first person narration, is faithful to that voice.
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78The story builds to a feverish pitch and then never reaches a satisfactory conclusion. But while it’s onscreen, the film moves, incites, and jabs, all while reminding us how difficult it is to grow up female and sane in this world.
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60This third-act redemption raises Towelhead several notches, but it still ends up feeling like a well-acted and well-intentioned after-school special, a long way from the vividness and texture of Ball's television work.
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38Ball's trying to be honest about adolescent coming of age, but since he's dishonest about everything else, the movie collapses in on itself.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 3 out of 13
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JoeZ.10This filmed is loaded with so much emotional content that you will cringe watching it. Rarely does a film move you in your seat so often.
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