Right intentions, but rather awful execution. I'll start off by saying I do believe the intentions of the filmmakers were positive. There are undoubtedly minors being exposed to similar themes to that of the film, so it's imperative that people - particularly parents - are made aware of this. With that said, <em>'Cuties'</em> goes about it in entirely the wrong way. The message, which does become clear at the…

If you have this any higher than a 1/10 you are a criminal & the F.B.I will be coming for you shortly.

This movie has a beautiful and powerful message but is hard to watch at times. At its heart it's a coming of age movie with the protagonist finding her way between african/arabic tradition and western society hyper sexualised role models that both encourage and express expectations upon her what a woman is. And the realisation that she is still a child which is also the only time our protagonist smiles. The…

This is not a family film, but it is not sexually exploitative. It's a story about a socially inept, naive girl making bad choices in her interactions with her peer group, escalating her behavior, and paying the price. She's coping with issues at home poorly. These actions are predominately NOT sexual in nature, despite what the recent manufactured outrage would suggest. Being hypercritical and attentive to the…