Oh, this is going to be a tough one to talk about. What
makes that statement weird though, considering I’ve reviewed a wide spectrum of
releases on this blog before, is that it isn’t even for any of the obvious
reasons. I’ve mentioned how old-timey costume dramas really aren’t my thing for
some reason, and writing about them isn’t something I find easy, but that’s not
it. I’ve shown a certain verging-on-dickishness when discussing
feminist-centric notions, something that makes those topics not exactly my
favourite thing to talk about, but that’s not it either.
Today’s film is a
story involving incest between cousins, and to cut a potentially long and
aggravating story short, I found out rather recently that apparently people
still need to be convinced that incest isn’t exactly the most ideal thing to be
doing with one's time. And yet, even that
isn’t why this is going to be a tough review to get out there. Rather, it’s
because when all three of these areas intersect with this film’s approach to
framing its story, it results in a very all-over-the-place kind of production.
Let’s get started and, hopefully, I’ll be able to explain why.
