I took pages of
notes watching this movie, marking down all of the particular lines and scenes
that irritated me. I could list them all, but I think it is more effective to
simply say that this movie changed my stance on the whole “Free the Nipple”
campaign which inspired the film. While I was on the fence before, having to
endure this dull and contrived hipster film and hearing plenty of bad dialogue
and ill-logic in defense of the issue, I can now say that I am absolutely against
the cause. This movie is responsible for that, as well as having people like
Lena Dunham and unfortunate celebrity offspring Scout Willis and Miley Cyrus as
the cause’s advocates. But the worst offense of the film is blatant hypocrisy
within the drifting message of the cause.
The inspiration
for the cause is partially seen to come from a violent attack during a
screening of the latest Batman film at a theater in Colorado
Another thing
that is destroys any chance of this film being effective is the characters
involved in the cause. A struggling writer named With (Lina Esco) loses her job
after insisting on writing an article about a group of girls streaking topless
as a social message about the inequality of public nudity for women compared to
men. Liv (Lola Kirke) really should be fighting the police for continually
arresting her, because it is actually legal for women to be topless in New York
The arguments
are flawed, the characters are obnoxious and entitled, and the acting is often
barely passable, but the worst offense of this disaster message film is that it
is boring. A movie about exposing breasts should not be dull. Most of the
running-time is not filled with breasts, but scenes of whiny rejects from the
show “Girls” attempting to file paperwork and deal with permits.
Making the entire project even more
vomit-inducing is the postscript which tells us where all of the activists are
now. Nearly every single one of them is an actress. This makes me feel like all
of these non-celebrities just wanted to become famous the same way that Miley
Cyrus and Lena Dunham have; by exposing more skin than talent. Sometimes less
is more. This can be true of clothing, but it is most certainly true of this
film. Even with a mere 79-minute running-time, I could have used less.
The DVD special
features only include a trailer. I actually wish there was a featurette,
because a documentary would have been infinitely more interesting than watching
this poorly made movie.
Entertainment Value:
3/10
Quality of Filmmaking:
3/10
Historical
Significance: 3/10
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