Bare (2015)

Wonderful character development!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I think I know what the film-makers were aiming to create here and while I enjoyed some of the cinematography, the capture of the familiar industrial urban complex highwayed out in the middle of nowhere-in-particular and a pleasantly interesting, dreamlike sequence involving sunbathing and a snake, this film fails to make real impact. I'm sorry, but Paz de la Huerta cannot act, for starters. Yes, she does have a somewhat exotic screen presence and I can appreciate why Paz was chosen for the role she plays, but the woman is just so unconvincing, passionless and dull; she merely opens her pouty lips to allow words to fall out and it's all very wooden in what appears to be a permanently coked-out zone. Diane Agron, conversely, seems to be a good actress but unfortunately Paz made her look she was overdoing it, or taking it all too seriously. For instance, I could not believe her when her character, Sarah, tells 'Pepper' (Paz), 'when I'm with you, I feel like anything is possible, anything could happen'. Really? That's pretty generous when Diane is the one who seems the far livelier and more interesting and passionate of the two! Since when does pushing drugs on vulnerable women, living in squats and being chased by angry thugs make someone edgy and exciting where 'anything could happen' as opposed to making them a real freaking headache to have around and someone who might get themselves or you killed at any given minute?There's not much of a story arc, and no tension to speak of so the film's resolution falls flat. Character development is poor thus stereotypes must suffice for a boyfriend, friend, work-place 'bitch', a bunch of strippers and a proverbial bad guy who wants his money.That's all folks.

Female writer-director Leite has an interesting future. In "Bare" she stuck to the rules and never showed the girls fully nude or exposing their genitals. The heroine (Donna Agron) sniffed a powder, but apparently never sold her body to one of the revolting clients of her den-of-sin club. She preferred to romp in the desert with her bad-girl friend Pepper (La Huaz) who shares a small amount of peyote with her and ravishes her young body afterwards. We've seen Donna shagging in the car with her boyfriend, with no back-arching of the sort Pepper instigates. But eventually the two separate, and Donna goes home and hugs her mother and makes up with her boy-friend. Showing off her assets in a sex club and sniffing powders has caused her to grow up. A nice film, worth seeing.

The movie don't speak about lesbian love, drugs or prostitution but about the perspective of life when you live in a middle of nowhere in America and your only future is working as a saleswoman with 3 kids. They made a documentary about this situation before the movie and it was very interesting to see it before because what they show in the movie is totally true. For a first movie, Nathalia Leite do it very well and the feminine vision do a beautiful rendering. You understand totally why Sarah can fall in love with this girl who is showing her a different life. Pepper is exotic. Maybe the vision and the movie is too feminist for some people.Dianna agron do the best acting in this movie. Maybe she needs to do an intimate production and not a big Hollywood production for acting true and Paz de la huerta was perfect for this role.

Loved this movie! It is so awesome to see a female director making a movie with such strong, complex female characters. Dianna Agron and Paz de la Huerta played off each other beautifully and it was great to see Agron play a role so different from her typical "good girl" role and do it so well. I love the way Natalia Leite, in both "Bare" and "Be Here Nowish," doesn't make sweeping statements about queerness or feminism, but just portrays them as they are. This movie will make you question all of your preconceived notions about drugs, promiscuity and strip clubs. I loved the whole thing from start to finish! Can't wait to see it again.