That old time religion takes another hit in The Starling Girl, an effective if somewhat overdrawn account of an obedient 17-year-old girl in a fundamentalist society who is lured astray by a local …
’s feature directorial debut has been fastidiously tended to in this well-carpentered drama that will appeal to young female audiences who will be both fascinated with and appalled by the rigid strictures and male-dominated activities that, according to the film, define the lives of the women in such fundamentalist communities.
The central figure here is teen Jem Starling , a member of the Holy Grace Church youth group who is already being pushed down the path to matrimony. Assorted dorky marriage candidates present themselves, none of whom you’d think any self-respecting young lady would settle for, but girls get put on a fast-track to marriage and motherhood in these parts and there’s to be no argument about it.
If Jem was going to make such an abrupt turnabout from everything she’s ever known, you’d think there would be at least some considerations made of what lies ahead. On top of that, the couple’s conversations are boring, making you feel that, if Jem was going to make such a significant leap from life-long religious obedience to wild thing, there would be emotional issues involved that are simply not acknowledged here.
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