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Pretty Persuasion, 2005

Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston

Directed by: Marcos Siega

Written by: Skander Halim

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 104 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.6

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The mood of Pretty Persuasion is biting, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around teachers and students, manipulation, and a false accusation. It features dark humor and satire. Pretty Persuasion is a comedy and independent movie. Stylistically, it stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. Pretty Persuasion takes place, at least partly, at a high school. The setting is Los Angeles. It happens in contemporary times. Pretty Persuasion is especially suggested for teens. Note that it includes strong sexual content and profanity.

Summary of Pretty Persuasion

Music-video director Marcos Siega infuses this entertainingly dark social satire with stylish camerawork and clever editing. While visually rooted in the bubble gum teen comedy aesthetic, Pretty Persuasion boldly insists on taking brutal stabs at topics as sensitive as the war in Iraq, religion, and race. With a deceptively sweet appearance and a genius IQ, 15-year-old aspiring actress Kimberly Joyce (Evan Rachel Wood) has the world in the palm of her perfectly manicured hand. When she takes new Arab student Randa (Adi Schnall) under her shallow wings, it is with the ulterior motives she has learned from her crazy, porn-watching, coke-snorting racist father (James Woods), his blank trophy wife (Jaime King), and perverted teachers like Mr. Anderson (Ron Livingston). Desperately wanting the publicity, Kimberly convinces her sidekicks Randa and Brittany (Elisabeth Harnois) to make false allegations of sexual abuse against Mr. Anderson. While Anderson is may not be a good teacher or role model, he is not guilty of actual sexual assault. When Anderson buys his wife (Selma Blair) a skirt identical to the uniform worn by his students, his inappropriate feelings are revealed. The film suggests that society can expect no less than Kimberly's self-described precociousness from a generation that values good looks, fame, and money over honesty, goodness, and moral integrity. Wood shines as Kimberly, a villain who is truly the victim of the world around her. While Kimberly is hellbent on getting what she wants, it is hard to see how someone who has so internalized society's warped ideology can even have a sense of self.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	22 January 2005
Runtime:	104 min

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Evan Rachel Wood

as Kimberly Joyce

Ron Livingston

as Percy Anderson

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Jane Krakowski in Pretty Persuasion (2005)

Evan Rachel Wood, Adi Schnall and Elisabeth Harnois in Pretty Persuasion (2005)

Elisabeth Harnois, director Marcos Siega and Evan Rachel Wood on the set of Pretty Persuasion (2005)

Ron Livingston and Danny Comden in Pretty Persuasion (2005)

James Woods and Evan Rachel Wood in Pretty Persuasion (2005)

James Woods and Jaime King in Pretty Persuasion (2005)

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The New Yorker

The comedy is brutal and paper thin, but that is less bothersome than the ending of the movie, which abruptly changes its tone. Full Review

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by: David Denby

The New York Times

An obscene, misanthropic go-for-broke satire, Pretty Persuasion is so gleefully nasty that the fact that it was even made and released is astonishing. Much of it is also extremely funny. Full Review

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by: Stephen Holden

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Over-the-top attempt at cutting satire. Wants to compete with Heathers or possibly Cruel Intentions for outlandish behavior by rich teenage girls who are out to cause mischief in others lives. However, the script is happy to take lame swipes at... Read and rate it

30.April.2009
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by: Patrick_Pogo
Patrick_Pogo rated this movie4/10Disappointing

If you're as far away from high school (about 45 years) and from Beverly Hills (around 9,000 miles) as I am, the bare plot of "Pretty Persuasion" may not seem appealing at first glance. But don't pass it up -- it's a very funny, and very dead-on,... Read and rate it

19.March.2009
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by: Vic
Vic rated this movie8/10Great

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