This is a slow building story. We don't know a lot about this woman's dilemma unless we really watch and listen. As an older person I remember the Son of Sam stories and the New York blackout and riots, looting, etc. It was headline news every night. So I can only imagine a story like this happening.
It's tense. It builds on the agoraphobic nature of the main character, the feminist antagonism of the 70's, the heat, and the rising fear not only for single women in a city but racial tensions were rising in certain areas due to what we now call systemic, institutional racism beyond our neighbors control quite often. Tempers did flare even amongst friendly ones. It was also the rise of the personal ads for prostitution of all kinds that began in New York. James Franco HBO show The Deuce was spot on for that story.
This movie showed all of that VERY well and tautly presented. I think it's well worth the time spent.
It's tense. It builds on the agoraphobic nature of the main character, the feminist antagonism of the 70's, the heat, and the rising fear not only for single women in a city but racial tensions were rising in certain areas due to what we now call systemic, institutional racism beyond our neighbors control quite often. Tempers did flare even amongst friendly ones. It was also the rise of the personal ads for prostitution of all kinds that began in New York. James Franco HBO show The Deuce was spot on for that story.
This movie showed all of that VERY well and tautly presented. I think it's well worth the time spent.