While Sam seems to be a trusted confidant to at least some of the kids at the school, his entire There also seems to be some 'history' between Sam and Kelly's mother, a kind of blowsy middle agedДЇemme fatale named Sandra (Teresa Russell). Girl' Kelly Lanier Van Ryan (Denise Richards) seems to be overtly flirtatious with Sam, and there are a few hints that maybe things between the Than his charges, which perhaps makes him the object of some lustful attention from some of the attendees of the facility. Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) is a high school guidance counselor, and he's both matinee idol good looking as well as not that much older Kind of remarkable ensemble cast which gives the film considerable marquee value. Therefore a kind of lurid, even trashy, quality to some of the plot dynamics, but Wild Things is often viscerally enjoyable, and it features a

Layer after layer of a bunch of basically despicable characters, none of whom might be accused of having an operational moral compass. But in a way, that's merely the tip of a very deep iceberg, with Wild Things peeling back Not exactly be a candidate for any viewers aligned to or sympathetic with the #metoo movement, since it overtly makes two supposed rape victims Was changed with regard to the plot in particular, even if some rewriting was ordered to develop characters and dialogue.

Interview with director John McNaughton includedДisc as a supplement, McNaughton overtly states that the plotting of the film was so air tight from the first draft that he received that virtually Information about a plot that can only be charitably described as labyrinthine and which has already offered a surprise or several.

Things kind of does both, including a fun set of interstitials that play out in between the closing credits that seek to give a bit more contextual Throughout the story like veritable breadcrumbs leading the viewer to the ostensible truth? Though it's not exactly an innovative approach, How do you like your 'big twists' rolled out in any given film? In one gobsmacking revelation delivered late in the running time, or Those concerned about any potential spoiler territory are therefore forewarned. Note: There are at least a couple of salient plot points that need to be alluded to at a bare minimum for even a basic plot summary of Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, May 13, 2022

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