Hussy (1980)initiated by Goldie on October 05, 2008 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080908/) This was a pretty awful film, salvaged only by Helen Mirren's acting -- she was superb even in 1980. Unfortunately, she's teamed here with John Shea, an American would-be heart-throb who was supposed to be a big star at one time until someone found he couldn't act. If you want proof, watch this flick.It was very annoying to rent this, because the DVD jacket shows Mirren in sexy poses. She is never really nude; we get a profile glimpse of one of her breasts, and she sits in a bathtub with her breasts below the surface. But the DVD jacket would have you believe she's all but into explicit sex here. Pure exploitation of Mirren. This movie would have been forgettable if she hadn't gone on to greater things. Don't waste your time. It's just a very familiar and formulaic 'thriller' about a hard-working single mother reduced to prostitution who gets it on with Shea after a very familiar and formulaic 'romance'.My rule of thumb: if you're looking for a sexy movie, and a DVD has sexy pictures on the front, there's a 90 per cent chance you're going to be very disappointed. This movie is just another example of the rule. |
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