Review of Variety

Pretty much every review here states this film is clearly feminist. It is? Well the film maker says it is so I guess it must be. This supposed feminism was not at all apparent to me. It's not that I feel pornograpy can't be feminist. I understand how a woman could feel empowered by certain kinds of porn. But watching this, all I saw was what seemed to me a very typical hetero male fantasy. A young "decent" woman becomes obsessed with a much older man who is extremely condescending to her and treats her like she has to comply. She very much likes complying apparently. I admit I didn't understand all the plot, particularly the aspects involving the corrupt labor union. I guess the older man is some kind of crime boss? In any event, in terms of feminist ideology, this feminist perspective of wanting an older powerful man to overtake you looks a hell of a lot like traditional sexism.

As for her stalking him being turning the tables on male chauvinism...how?

Seems like a girl being desperate for an older man to ravage her is a pretty common fantasy for men. The film looked interesting at first but by the time we get to the point where the lead character Christine is just reciting sex movies in extreme pornographic detail, it seemed like the film was designed for that certain kind of guy who really likes porn but also likes to consider himself an intellectual. Honestly I completely lost interest but I forced myself to get through to the end. I understand why men want to think this is feminist. Perhaps if I dissected the film I'd understand how the filmmaker sees it as feminist. I'm not interested in putting forth the effort.