Ok, never mind the serious subject matter here. The movie definitely didn't address it in any meaningful manner, so you just need to try and enjoy it on it's merits as a film instead. Sadly there are no merits to extoll or expound upon. The young girl definitely shows promise as a powerful actress in the future, but not much was required of her in this dismal effort. The majority of the movie the camera was on her expressionless face, and it got old very fast. We get it. She has no personality or emotion, She's in a sad situation for sure, with worthless parents who are selfish to the extreme. Richard Carlyle dials in a pathetic performance as the Dad, but he does what the script requires I suppose. The dialogue between him and the mother is sappy, cliche and redundant eye rolling drivel. The situation in the group home doesn't ring true either, and the way everyone interracts is trite and overdone. The sexual relationship between staff and her roommate is so bad and obvious. Sorry but nothing worked effectively here, except for some nice shots of the city as the yound girl aimlessly wanders around. \i just got so sick of the camera being trained on the one character that everything else didn't even matter. The acting was decent and the music barely tolerable. It's the directing and writing that doomed this to forgettable status.
Review of The Unloved
