I disliked this film very much. I sat thru it to the bitter end hoping there would be something to like about it, but, alas, no such thing. What drivel. 2 young people, old enough, in this viewers mind, to know better, and given every opportunity to come to their senses about GETTING A JOB! It's a wonder that neither of them thought about that. They had to go thru prostitution, stealing and pushing dope too many times before they realized it wasn't for them. The girl [not well played by Gina Philips] drags her boyfriend thru the mud to please her. To me, she needed a good thrashing for being so selfish. The guy [much better played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar] went thru hell for her only to finally have to become a male whore to older men to get money to get them home. And home meant his parents who disowned him and her overbearing mother [played by Talia Shire looking like a shrew] who was attempting to have the boy arrested and her daughter picked up, brought no sympathy to the situation. By the time everybody comes to their senses, it's all too late. So who's the winner here? Even more so, who's the loser? What is this movie saying to us? I really had to view this opinion because here's a tragic situation, still happening in this day and age. So, instead of giving us some kind of resolution, we are forced to see only the horror of it's outcome. So, tell me, how does this help the problem of today's runaways? Come on, give us some answers. I thought films were supposed to be provocative in their messages. This spelled silly and one level. With the exception of Gosselaar's performance, I found this an uninspiring film.
Review of Born Into Exile
