I suppose I'm hypocritical in that I would happily watch a porn film, but unnecessary sex scenes and nudity in more mainstream movies annoy me.
The 'it was central to the plot' argument hardly ever holds up. But here it does. By recent standards, where it seems almost anything can be shown, the sex scenes in Complices are by no means explicit, but nonetheless the situations are still quite shocking.
Without those scenes though, there's no film. We needed to see what went on between Vincent, Rebecca and the others, unpleasant as it may have seemed to us.
My only gripe is that Rebecca's willingness to turn to the dark side seemed a bit sudden, although I understand her motivation.
A sad but gripping love story, wonderfully acted and cleverly told.
The 'it was central to the plot' argument hardly ever holds up. But here it does. By recent standards, where it seems almost anything can be shown, the sex scenes in Complices are by no means explicit, but nonetheless the situations are still quite shocking.
Without those scenes though, there's no film. We needed to see what went on between Vincent, Rebecca and the others, unpleasant as it may have seemed to us.
My only gripe is that Rebecca's willingness to turn to the dark side seemed a bit sudden, although I understand her motivation.
A sad but gripping love story, wonderfully acted and cleverly told.