The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Dirty Girl
Drama · Comedy · 2010
Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.
Movie details
Dirty Girl
“Let them talk”
2010 Drama · Comedy 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Dirty Girl?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Abe Sylvia
Written by
Abe Sylvia
Juno Temple
Danielle
Jeremy Dozier
Clarke
Milla Jovovich
Sue-Ann
Mary Steenburgen
Peggy
Dwight Yoakam
Joseph
William H. Macy
Ray
Nicholas D'Agosto
Joel
Court is in session
Put Dirty Girl on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.