Directed by:
Marcos SiegaScreenplay:
Skander HalimCinematography:
Ramsey NickellComposer:
Gilad BenamramCast:
Evan Rachel Wood, Elisabeth Harnois, Jane Krakowski, Michael Hitchcock, Jaime King, Josh Zuckerman, Ron Livingston, Cody McMains, James Woods, Selma Blair (more)Plots(1)
Drama in which a manipulative high school sophomore, Kimberly (Evan Rachel Wood) leads her friends, Brittany (Elisabeth Harnois) and Randa (Adi Schnall) in bringing charges of sexual assault against their English and drama teacher, Percy (Ron Livingston) at an exclusive private school in Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, local reporter Emily Klein (Jane Krakowski), originally assigned to do an insignificant piece on the school, hopes that the scandal will launch her into celebrity in the television news business, while Kimberly's bigoted father, Hank (James Woods), is concerned primarily with the effect that his daughter's accusations may have on his business. (Metrodome Distribution)
(more)Reviews (2)
Quite a silly film with a very simple and unsurprising plot, which the filmmakers decided to make more attractive by telling it in flashbacks... Unfortunately, it didn't help, because all the flashbacks are unnecessary and everyone must have already guessed what happens in them. There is no humor worth mentioning either, so the only reason I don't send Pretty Persuasion to the depths of garbage is the character of the Arab student, who was the only one who was somewhat interesting.
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With firm determination, clear intentions, and rational thinking, you can achieve anything. And this applies not only to noble intentions. A very tasty and sharp blow to all social problems, with sexuality and racism at the forefront. It is a shame that in the end, so many things happen that the resulting darkly humorous mix is shattered into pieces without its previous sophistication.
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