The Light Touch

A complete waste of my time except for the beautiful scenery in Greece this movie was completely boring with bad acting. I would definitely would not recommend this unless you just wanna get I look around the city of Greece. Not even any scenery of the beautiful beaches in Greece. No nudity whatsoever, it was all hidden underwater or side shots with a camera placed behind the women with very brief side shots. The cast must have put in all the high reviews because this movie wasn't even close to being good. I did like seeing the markets in Greece and some of the beautiful architecture but other than that it was lame.

The setting is Athens and we see plenty of it photographed very nicely by Panos Golfis (along with the judicious use of drone shots) and not just the touristic areas. We see working streets, everyday cafes. We see the city from the butchery of the meat market to the graffiti on the trains to the relaxed eateries. It does indeed capture the real feel of the city.

And in the midst of it all we find Duncan Skinner who stole every scene magnificently. Skinner plays a by-the-book British police officer on holiday who is pick-pocketed by Becky (Tess Spentzos in analysis) on the metro. He immerses himself in the role with style and indeed precisely the right touch needed for a film like this. I just wanted to watch more of him.

He was joined in this film by one other stand-out actor: Skyrah Archer (as Miranda, Becky's love interest) who was completely believable as the thoughtful, cultured, pianist fending off unwanted attention from all sides. Her subtlety was always a pleasure to watch.

A pleasant enough romp through the city except it is accompanied by the bitter taste of misogyny and sexual assault as a joke. In the latter case, the victim of the assault suffers no ill effects whatsoever and simply calls on her abuser to help her out of a sticky situation a little later in the film.

I fear the director has issues with women, hence uses them as props here for little more than titillation.

The movie has a light hearted feel to it; however, the acting is subpar especially from co-star Skyrah Archer. Can't believe she even landed the role to this movie. Alot of chasing (figuratively and literally) and time spent on the psychologist's chair. Overall, would not recommend...

The movie is slow and fairly subjective. The movie is pretty much about a girl named Becky who pick pocket who falls in love with one of Marks. Past that the movies just one big Build up to the end.

No pun intended - and it is not just about stalking I reckon. It is about a thief who seems to be in love with another woman. So yes there is some issue here when it comes to love and who loves who I reckon - especially if you do not like same gender love.

Something one of the two main characters has to be convinced of too. If it is possible to be convinced that is. The main problem the movie has though is the acting department. It might be because some are not speaking in their native language, it might be because they can't relate or something else. What is apparent: no one feels safe or good in their skin and with their role ... and no one seems to be up for it (no pun intended)