Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

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   Siskoid

   A very young-looking Natasha Lyonne stars in Slums of Beverly Hills, a female coming of age comedy set in the mid-70s and signed Tamara Jenkins (The Savages, Private Life). Lyonne and her two brothers are dragged around Beverly Hills' lowest rentals by their perpetually down-on-his-luck dad (Alan Arkin), and is helped into womanhood by her older cousin (Marisa Tomei) and her drop-out, drug-dealing neighbor. The movie, like the lead, is obsessed with boobs (providing good jobs for body doubles), but in a female way. The boys are still being flashed, but it's really about a certain body dismorphia that is natural in teenagers. There are a lot of purposefully cringy moments in the film, which again I think is part of the teenage experience, helped along by a strong cast and well-filled smaller parts). Ultimately, it's about accepting who you are, cringe and all, and that gives some lift to an ending that arrives after not much of a climax. There is one, but it's internal. 1 year 1 month ago
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   Misantrop

   Awesome movie! Very funny and some nice acting in there... 11 years 3 months ago

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