The small-budget comedy Ten Tricks combines the final performance of a burnt-out sorceress (Albie Selznick) with the erotic happenings of a nearby brothel. The film follows Madame Grace (a seriously made-up turn by Lea Thompson) in her last-ditch efforts to conceive, interspersed with slapstick scenes of prostitutes servicing clients. increase.
Written and directed by veteran casting director Richard Pagano (X-Men: The Last Stand, Hotel Rwanda), the film is based on the play of the same name that premiered in Los Angeles in 2003. . Shot in black and white by cinematographer John Bailey, Unspecified Recent Hour feels decidedly stuck in the past. Pagano frequently uses silent film era style intertitles. This underscores that the script cannot stand on its own by simply identifying key dialogue from the scene in advance.
The film floods viewers with humiliating moments stemming from harmful stereotypes, such as a “crazy” Asian prostitute and a Pakistani client disguised as Aladdin obsessed with the Kamasutra. Let
The film also serves as a textbook example of the male gaze. Only male brothel workers are excluded from nudity, super objective camera angles, when it comes to women, the movie traffics. Despite her strong efforts, even Thompson is unable to deliver on the film’s attempt at a three-dimensional female protagonist.
There really is no magic here.
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Unrated. Running time: 1 hour 28 minutes. see in fandoll.