Film Reviews
DJ Caruso's historical drama/romance/morality play "Redeeming Love" opens with a Shakespeare quote "What shines is not gold," and a pair of hands throw a pan into the river in search of treasure. It sets the time and place in Gold-Rush-era California in the town of Pair-a-Dice around 1850, but the quote has no bearing on the story that unfolds over the next two hours, which follows the 1991 smash Based on the hit novel. by Francine Rivers. There may be gold in them in the hills of Thar, but 'Redeeming Love' doesn't bring any cinematic riches.
Our heroine in need of redemption, Angel (Abigail Cowen), a sex worker and the hottest ticket at Pair-a-Dice, finds her time in front of an overcrowded crowd of men by the Duchess (Famke Janssen), who is her husband. gathers in front. Palace brothel. As a child, Angel is taken into a sexual act by a smooth pimp named Duke (Eric Dane) after the death of his destitute mother (Nina Dobrev), who is forced into a sexual act by Angel's father for his rejection of him and his daughter. After that, shy away from it. who is married to another woman. For her part, Angel doesn't seem to be so much about her life at Pair-a-Dice, though a knight in dusty denim will soon shake things up.
His savior is Michael (Tom Lewis), a lay farmer who prays for a wife who likes to go fishing. When he gazes upon Angel, he laughs that God has a sense of humour, as his heaven-sent wife is the highest-priced prostitute in town. Nevertheless, she persists, showing up to chat as often as she can, much to Angel's annoyance.
The plot of this film can be viewed from two different points of view, one Polyanish, the other deeply cynical. The filmmakers behind "Redeeming Love" want viewers to see Michael as a loyal farmer who, at first sight, falls in love with a local sex worker and marries him, saving him from his life of exploitation. And brings him to his farm and what does he teach. It means to be loved, always offering forgiveness when she strays. On the other hand, one can view Michael as an isolated religious enthusiast who believes he has received a message from God that a local sex worker intends to be his wife, prompting her to kidnap her from a brothel. While she is in a frail state, she tries to escape again and again despite the life of her wife's duties pressing her.
Each female character in "Redeeming Love" is a wife, a prostitute, or the dead, and the story has no way of imagining a woman's "redemption" (if she even needs it) outside a heterogeneous patriarchal family structure. Not fiction, arguing that what women need is for men to take them into the country to protect them from some fresh air and brisk housework themselves. This begs the question, why optimize this source material now? Dig too deep and we might not like the answer.
Caught in the role of this massive infant, Cowen infuses Angel with as much vigor and courage as she can; He's often more fun and darker than necessary, offering a refreshing dash of acid to pacify the sickly sweetness.
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