I confess, I watched this for Helen Mirren. All I ever heard of the legendary actress is how amazing she was when she was younger so having never seen one of her early works I gave this a shot.
For a start I have to say Helen Mirren is a stunning elegant woman and a fantastic actress, in her younger days people were not exaggerating......she was beyond beautiful.
In this Australian film with English leads we watch an ailing painter find his muse on a secluded island while taking a break from it all. Sadly that pretty much embodies the storyline and aside from a couple of quirky side characters and goofball antics the movie has very little substance.
Instead of rooting for our leading man I found myself a bit concerned by him, I found him rather perverted and it could be argued a bit exploitative.
Age Of Consent isn't a bad film and is in fact quite charming and visually stunning but beyond that has little going for it.
Come for the movie, stay for the Helen Mirren.
I get the impression many actresses look back with regret on early roles featuring nudity but here I'd imagine Mirren would look back fondly as this is a respectful piece and she looks very in her element.
For a start I have to say Helen Mirren is a stunning elegant woman and a fantastic actress, in her younger days people were not exaggerating......she was beyond beautiful.
In this Australian film with English leads we watch an ailing painter find his muse on a secluded island while taking a break from it all. Sadly that pretty much embodies the storyline and aside from a couple of quirky side characters and goofball antics the movie has very little substance.
Instead of rooting for our leading man I found myself a bit concerned by him, I found him rather perverted and it could be argued a bit exploitative.
Age Of Consent isn't a bad film and is in fact quite charming and visually stunning but beyond that has little going for it.
Come for the movie, stay for the Helen Mirren.
I get the impression many actresses look back with regret on early roles featuring nudity but here I'd imagine Mirren would look back fondly as this is a respectful piece and she looks very in her element.