I'm noticing a trend. Like in the stunning Fassbender vehicle Shame, this film is shot in an identical, glassy eyed way. Straight shots, crisp contrast ratio. This kind of filmaking I believe will become just as prevalent as Steadicam in the foreseeable future. I'm procrastinating. Why? There is not that much to say about this film. What is it about? Lucy, played in subtle form by Emily Browning, is a strangely detestable uni student who does her share of odd jobs to get by. Lucy is depressingly rude, and rather cruel in parts, not an ounce of relatability in any way. I can buy antiheroes, Michael Corleone and Mavis Gray from Young Adult. But these characters only work if you care about them, and I care little about Lucy. She sees an ad at a high class brothel where she has to serve libido-less old men drinks in lingerie among with another load of misfits. Clara, the master, played fantastically bluntly by Rachael Blake, sees potential in young Lucy. "Your vagina will not be penetrated" she says at one point, and you can't help giggling. Clara offers Lucy another job, she will be drugged into sleep and those old men will be able to, as the title mentions, sleep with her. Literally. This would be fine and good for the whole film, but to quote Oancitizen, there's neither sleaze nor a potential danger in her position, so the rest of the film becomes relatively pointless. There is potential behind this sleeping idea, but we just don't care. Despite this, as mentioned earlier, the acting is superb, as is the direction, but it is missing a soul.
6/10
Teo
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