WISH YOU WERE HERE
A film review by Kurt Thearling
Copyright 1987 Kurt Thearling
I just saw LIVING ON TOKYO TIME last weekend and I saw WISH YOU WERE HERE a few weeks ago. Both were great. [WISH YOU WERE WERE HERE is reviewed in another article. -ecl]
WISH YOU WERE HERE is based on the first part of the biography of Cynthia Payne (the character that PERSONAL SERVICES is based on. It is directed and written by David Leland, the writer of MONA LISA (with Neil Jordan) and PERSONAL SERVICES. The star, Emily Lloyd, is the brightest thing to hit movie screens this year. The story is about a young girl who tries to rebel against her father and society by swearing like a truck driver and using sexual promiscuity to shock people. Her favorite saying (she says it often) is "up your bum." But as she realizes what her actions have done, she begins to realize the consequences that she must begin to face. The movie ends with her making some very crucial decisions about how she will live her life.
This is one of my favorite movies of the year. Go see it. I give it a 9 out of 10.
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