Take Back the Night

An interesting premise goes downhill after a promising start. Emma Fitzpatrick is very good as the star here. Jane is an artist with some severe mental problems.

She is at a party where she drinks heavily and takes some unknown drugs and after a quickie in a bathtub, she ventures out into an alley and is set upon by a Bigfoot type of creature who cuts her up. The injuries are thought to be self inflicted by the LAPD, including the requisite lesbian detective.

It becomes more and more unbelievable by the minute as Jane becomes an internet sensation by posting her story with updates on her attack.

The last few minutes are ridiculous and the talented Ms. Fitzpatrick is wasted here. The rating of three is only for her.

This movie is so ridiculous I don't even know where to start. When 'The Guardian' run feminist tabloid gives it a 2/5, you just know you're in for an absolute shocker.

The film centers around a women attacked by a monster at night. Then goes on to portray some nonsensical explanations as to how she's not believed.

This all flows under an obvious disguise and allegory, that depicts men as the forever evil that must be bashed at every possible opportunity.

However in faith and much in like reality, the protagonist fails to divulge her facts correctly, forgets and covers herself in plot holes, including her own integrity.

The cast is mostly made of lesbians, and the directors political agenda is shoved in your face.

Captures the good times of drinking and pills from the days of misspent youth really well. Glad my time was before social media ruined everything. Interesting story built around the "is this really happening" genre while offering some commentary on social issues, it goes to some dark place and gets fairly intense. My only criticism, as seen here, would be the current trend of directors changing the shot angle every 5 seconds, too much imagery to process.

The reviews downplaying this movie must be the same people who blame the victim.

The sound, camera, and lighting quality are amateur.

The acting is decent.

The dialogue and plot are actually superb.

Every day victims are belittled, ignored, and accused on lying about being assaulted or raped. This film demonstrates the emotional toll one takes and the hurdles they must overcome just to report an assault, let alone going through the court system.

This artsy cultural commentary deserves higher praise and should be used to spread awareness rather than being fodder for those in the privileged and ignorant position to deny.

I remember seeing Emma Fitzpatrick about 10 years ago in The Collector and thinking what a good looking actress we'll be seeing a lot more of her (I don't recall her being quite so well endowed! Lol). Disappointingly few appearances since then. She does a great job in this role and the plot just keeps you guessing all the way. Could well become a cult classic.