Female Trouble
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DVD Cover Information Actor: David Lochary, Divine, Edith Massey, Mink Stole Director: John Waters Brand: NEW Line Home Video Writer: John Waters DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 98 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-09-07 Audience Rating: NC-17 Studio: New Line Home Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Female Trouble
Movie Review: it's a terrible play, but it makes a wonderful rehearsal
Summary: 3 Stars
Female Trouble was indeed a film made by John Waters before he cared before what people thought of him. It shows. The simple, cheesy sets look like they may have been stolen--from the city dump, that is; and the script isn't all that hot, either. What does save this movie to some degree is the rather good acting. For example, I like that Divine clearly worked so hard to make his characters (he plays two roles) larger than life and completely over the top.
The action begins when Dawn Davenport (Divine) doesn't get cha cha heels for Christmas. Naturally (ahem), this sparks a violent protest from Dawn and she runs away from home only to be taken advantage of by a lowlife dude named Earl Peterson (also played by Divine). Dawn gets pregnant; and when Earl won't help support the child Dawn works in a diner and even adds on to that income by being a woman of the night. All through her life, Dawn's closest friends from high school Concetta (Cookie Mueller) and Chicklette (Susan Walsh) stay by her side. Dawn eventually gets married to a guy named Gator (Michael Potter) who works in an exclusive beauty salon; but their marriage isn't always easy.
More years go by and Dawn's grown daughter Taffy (Mink Stole) turns out to be spoiled and self-centered just like her mother. More interestingly, Dawn is selected by Donald Dasher (David Lochary) and his wife Donna Dasher (Mary Vivian Pearce) to be their "photo model" when Dawn eventually starts committing some very serious crimes as her life spirals out of control.
Of course, the plot can go many ways from here. Will Dawn's marriage to Gator last through the years? Will Gator's Aunt Ida (Edith Massey) ever accept that Gator's attracted to women? Ida wants her nephew to be attracted to men--but why? What will happen to Taffy when she can't get along with her mother Dawn? What about things in the exclusive beauty parlor--what will happen there? Will Dawn become the incredibly famous, beautiful model she wants to be at any cost? Watch the movie and find out!
The choreography works well in fight scenes; and the cinematography is equally good in those scenes.
The DVD bonuses give us a director's commentary (by John Waters) and the original trailer for Female Trouble.
Overall, Female Trouble is far from the best movie John Waters ever made; and it's way far from the best movie I've ever seen. However, the convincing acting did impress me; and so I give this movie a three star review because I think it's just "OK." John Waters's fans will give this film higher marks; and I respect that.