There's a genre of films called "here is my penis" movies made by auteurs who stand naked in from the camera going "here is my penis". This is one of them. That's not to say the films aren't good - this is very good, exquisitely acted, done with honesty, it's just Paul Cox standing nude in front of the camera. John Hargreaves even has a Cox style beard.
He goes balls to the wall as does Hughes. The behavious is unsettling - Hargreaves is self centered, violent, sulky, a lousy husband and father. It's no mystery why Hughes cheats on him and leaves him.
The lack of concern by the police when Hargreaves abducts his daughter is all too believable as is Hargreaves' focus on Hughes' infidelity rather than her problems.
Hughes goes naked as she seemed to be legally required to do so. But it's a very good performance even though Hargreaves is the one who carries on.
I'd be inclined to go with four stars but the dude really should have had more of a comeuppance.
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