Take Back the Night

An interesting premise goes downhill after a promising start. Emma Fitzpatrick is very good as the star here. Jane is an artist with some severe mental problems.

She is at a party where she drinks heavily and takes some unknown drugs and after a quickie in a bathtub, she ventures out into an alley and is set upon by a Bigfoot type of creature who cuts her up. The injuries are thought to be self inflicted by the LAPD, including the requisite lesbian detective.

It becomes more and more unbelievable by the minute as Jane becomes an internet sensation by posting her story with updates on her attack.

The last few minutes are ridiculous and the talented Ms. Fitzpatrick is wasted here. The rating of three is only for her.

No pun intended - the movie is not about something .. well it is not about one thing I reckon is the right way to go about it and describe it. We have a woman, an influencer of sorts, who has a nightly encounter. Now many may say, well why is she alone, why this or why that ... that should not be the issue. Although I do have one issue of my own: the closing of the gate is completely unnecessary.

We do not have a .... culprit that you can "touch", that you can point to - with substance. It is an idea ... the movie gives us food for thought. It tells us about an evil that exists ... and it urges us to change the status quo. Since this is a small or low budget movie, it does have issues in that department, but it does try its best to still tell us the story as good as it can ... if you don't mind the downfalls, this is an interesting watch.

This movie is so ridiculous I don't even know where to start. When 'The Guardian' run feminist tabloid gives it a 2/5, you just know you're in for an absolute shocker.

The film centers around a women attacked by a monster at night. Then goes on to portray some nonsensical explanations as to how she's not believed.

This all flows under an obvious disguise and allegory, that depicts men as the forever evil that must be bashed at every possible opportunity.

However in faith and much in like reality, the protagonist fails to divulge her facts correctly, forgets and covers herself in plot holes, including her own integrity.

The cast is mostly made of lesbians, and the directors political agenda is shoved in your face.

Take it for what it is - an interesting story line, beautiful authentic acting, and a new way to highlight how women are subjected to doubt based on their past and current actions and how they can lose their support system after sexual assault. This movie is way deeper than it appears and deserves attention and discussion. The director and main actor has a bright future.

I remember seeing Emma Fitzpatrick about 10 years ago in The Collector and thinking what a good looking actress we'll be seeing a lot more of her (I don't recall her being quite so well endowed! Lol). Disappointingly few appearances since then. She does a great job in this role and the plot just keeps you guessing all the way. Could well become a cult classic.