63
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
A brutal shocker that is difficult to watch.
Sexual Dependency (Dependencia sexual)
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- Bolivia,
- United States
- 2003
- · 104m
Director
Rodrigo Bellott
Cast
Alexandra Aponte,
Roberto Urbina,
Jorge Antonio Saavedra,
Ronica V. Reddick,
Matthew Guida,
Matt Cavenaugh
Genre
Drama,
Romance
A poor girl, a rich stud, a university student and a model -- nothing in common, except the desire to experience true intimacy. Their stories unfold and overlap as each becomes victim to their own sexual dependencies, self-perceptions and illusions. Thematically structured around issues of femininity, masculinity, virginity, rape and sexuality, each teen struggles to make sense of their own identity, reaching for ideals that represent everything they feel they are supposed to be, but are not.
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60
The New York Times
In Sexual Dependency, the filmmaker Rodrigo Bellott flirts with the allowable limit of themes in one movie. His frenzied but clever first film juggles race, class, jingoism, homophobia, sexual attraction and rape.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Its power lies in the intense, subtle performances of the ensemble cast and Bellott's ability to keep the tangled narrative threads from becoming a knotted mess.
50
Chicago Reader
Few movies on the subject of peer pressure offer so wide a cultural critique, even pointing a finger at underwear billboards, and Bellott's roving eye makes him a filmmaker to watch.
50
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The pace of this Bolivia/US coproduction is slower than that of a snail, but it gathers some interest as the themes of the vignettes dovetail near the end.
50
Variety
Has more flash than finesse.
40
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
The director's split-screen effects and hand-held digital camerawork go from being innovative to repetitive to irritating in a Santa Cruz minute.
10
Village Voice by Edward Crouse
As theory, Sexual Dependency is no worse than a tinny artist's statement, but as moviemaking, it's brutally embarrassing, inexcusable.
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