The premise sounded interesting but I wanted more out of it.
Yes, God, Yes follows Alice, a Catholic teenager that discovers masturbation as an AOL chat gets sexual but feels conflicted about the act as it would be considered a sin.
With this film, director Karen Maine brings to light some interesting ideas about religion and sexual discovery. The film expressed interesting ideas in regards to sexual awakening through Alice's perspective as we learn and see the hypocritical nature of the very people that teach her the moral way to live. I did like the satirical and comedic approach Maine took with the story as it made for some funny moments. The performances are fine but Natalia Dyer really stands out here. She manages to convey the conflict between her character's innocence and someone who doesn't know how to feel about her sexual discovery really well which anchors a lot of the Yes, God, Yes' comedy. Whilst the film is very short in length, I don't think Maine explored this topic in as much detail as it could've been. It tells its story in a simplistic way which I felt hindered the possibility to delve deeper into the subject matter and by the end I didn't really get much out of it.
Yes, God, Yes had a lot of potential and there were parts to appreciate but I was left somewhat underwhelmed by the experience. Natalia Dyer was great but I found the film to be pretty forgettable.
Yes, God, Yes follows Alice, a Catholic teenager that discovers masturbation as an AOL chat gets sexual but feels conflicted about the act as it would be considered a sin.
With this film, director Karen Maine brings to light some interesting ideas about religion and sexual discovery. The film expressed interesting ideas in regards to sexual awakening through Alice's perspective as we learn and see the hypocritical nature of the very people that teach her the moral way to live. I did like the satirical and comedic approach Maine took with the story as it made for some funny moments. The performances are fine but Natalia Dyer really stands out here. She manages to convey the conflict between her character's innocence and someone who doesn't know how to feel about her sexual discovery really well which anchors a lot of the Yes, God, Yes' comedy. Whilst the film is very short in length, I don't think Maine explored this topic in as much detail as it could've been. It tells its story in a simplistic way which I felt hindered the possibility to delve deeper into the subject matter and by the end I didn't really get much out of it.
Yes, God, Yes had a lot of potential and there were parts to appreciate but I was left somewhat underwhelmed by the experience. Natalia Dyer was great but I found the film to be pretty forgettable.