This is one of many films I saw at too young an age. I was probably about 11 or 12 if memory serves me correctly. Due to that I do have an affection for this film, or more precisely, an affection for Alyson Best.
I thought, as I was a kid at the time that I didn't get it because of my age. I thought there was something deeper at play that I wasn't able to detect or understand.
Having watched it as an adult I can see that there isn't much going on. Charles is someone who cannot connect easily with others. He needs rules and boundaries. Such as paying a woman to undress for him but not touching her. He is obsessed with his mother which is another recurring theme.
In end he commits murder which shows an even darker side to him.
An interesting film but hardly amazing either.
I thought, as I was a kid at the time that I didn't get it because of my age. I thought there was something deeper at play that I wasn't able to detect or understand.
Having watched it as an adult I can see that there isn't much going on. Charles is someone who cannot connect easily with others. He needs rules and boundaries. Such as paying a woman to undress for him but not touching her. He is obsessed with his mother which is another recurring theme.
In end he commits murder which shows an even darker side to him.
An interesting film but hardly amazing either.