Spanking The Monkey

Year:	1994
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy, Drama
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	7.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	3 Have Seen


Director	David O. Russell
Selected Cast	Jeremy Davies as Ray Aibelli
	Elizabeth Newett as Bus Woman
	Alberta Watson as Susan Aibelli
	Benjamin Hendrickson as Tom Aibelli

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Magic Marmalade 12th May 2023		Rated 7/10 Excellent film, if somewhat...er... controversial. (To say the least!!!) Basically, it's the story of a young guy on the threshold of adult life, with lots of pressures bearing on him, and in his attempts to find a moment or two to himself... for... er... a little relief (ahem) discovers that that inner tension builds to an unbearable degree. Something has to give. ...And does, in a way, that... er ... is.... um... yikes! (far be it for me to offer spoilers, but I think it advisable to let you know what you're getting into in this case, as Oedipal incest ensues. Crumbs!) When a movie has such a big talking point, especially one of such a controversial magnitude around a very particular taboo, it tends to push all other considerations aside, and how good the movie is, the performances, and indeed the story being told, and how well it is told tend to get lost in the mix, overwhelmed by the degree to which the one nugget of outrage that public discourse latches onto becomes. For on all other of these counts, this is brilliant... a lightly, wryly handled comic / tragic portrait of a very confused young man's struggle to realize himself in the approaching adult world. This has become a bit of a back-burner, low key cult classic indie movie, which, even the most broad minded tend to not mention in polite society. It likely won't appear any time soon in your TV for these reasons, and it might be difficult to find on any media too... but stands as a good example of how to go about tackling the toughest of subjects. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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