A: A semi-closeted teenage African-American lesbian comes of age.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Kim Wayans, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse, Zabryna Guevara, Kim Sykes
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. You've seen one lesbian coming of age film, you've seen them all.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: I laughed in my head when I realized that I spent the first 10 minutes of the movie trying to decide whether the main characters were women or men. It was a seriously heated debate in there!
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: Going in I thought this would be this year's Precious. But it's like a Disney Channel movie in comparison, breaking almost no new ground... Except maybe uncovering how women make themselves look like men.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: It won Cinematography at Sundance, which is especially surprising when you consider that all the out of focus shots were the one thing in this film that kept me annoyed throughout... Then again, most of what Sundance likes tends to annoy me, so I don't really know why I'm surprised.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: It is good to see Kim Wayans-- and in a dramatic role, no less! I worked with her on a sit-com, back in the day, and I always thought she was one of the most under-rated talents I had ever come across.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: The odd choices about where to center the focus in many shots is clearly deliberate and artistic, but it doesn't work. It's distracting and looks like a mistake.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: For a film getting so much attention, it's surprising how little feels original about it. I mean, who hasn't already seen at least one movie where the Black husband is a cheater, the teenage girl hates her mother, and the mother is a homophobe?
Q: Is there anything else worth mentioning about the movie?
A: Warning: despite the scary title, this is NOT a horror film or a video game.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: Pariah Trailer
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