Rating: - Forgot it already
This is a totally unremarkable low-budget movie. It has 17-and-up actors portraying 14-16 year olds, the main females of which get pregnant. Competent acting but hardly memorable. First-time directing by Kerri Green (the major girl in "Lucas"), so there is nothing special here. The music was OK, maybe even better than other music-heavy movies, though I'd never choose to listen to any of it. I'm giving it a generous three for effort. It might have been more meaningful to me if I was A) female, or b) pregnant.
Incidentally, I've had more than 400 DVD's and this was the first with no security strip on the package - something to think about.
No DVD extras whatsover, making it a bit over-priced.
Rating: - Empathetic and Realistic
The "First Rites" video series sponsored by Hollywood Video is a terrific way for new directors to reach a wider audience. BELLYFRUIT is one of this series, and, for me, it was a highly worthwhile, empathetic film.
The stories of three young women who become pregnant not by choice but by dint of circumstances are told without sentimentalism. In their quests to find meaning and love, these young people find new life within. The outcomes of each tale are quite different--and each, again, is quite realistic.
This is not a film which provides answers, a fact which might bother some viewers. It also is not man-hating nor pro-abstinence. It is a sensitive portrait of what can and does happen in America these days. Anyone who works with teens, or who is a teen, or who is raising a teen, might gain some insights by watching this video with an open mind.
Rating: - I LOVED IT
THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING AND VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. REALLY TOUCHED ME.
Rating: - No fruits of labor here...
It was somewhat an intesting movie. Paints a cynical picture about teenage pregnancy, and men in general. As if to say "young ladies, don't sleep with these awefull men,... see what can happen..". Felt like I was watching one of those contrived "60 Minutes", or "20/20" exposés. Where the presentation is directed at shock value and cynicism. Men hating feminists, and over zelos parents will like this film..
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