utilisateur_anonyme Union Mortelle, French titleFirst minutes, we are taken in a strange, unusual situation. One girl, obviously important in the movie seems to believe in spiritual ritual, vision and other psychic believes. Living in a kind of ranch, the girl with two other boys: maybe one of them is the girl's husband, boyfriend named Edgar. Inez and Edgar have a love and hate relation. Movie shows violence, insult between them. No parents, they are independent. A short scene shows Edgar with his best friend Flowers robbing a jewelery. Flowers who didn't talk much at first, suddenly begun to talk a lot when alone with Inez. Inez lover interaction make a hole between Inez bad life environment and his sane life.After a secret plan against him, Edgar is killed assassinated. We have now a crime scene. (But) Crime is fast solving to an accident. Then start a touch of humor when (the) wild Inez lives in new house. Her playing is very good. She acts well the bad girl, childish, vulgar and suspicious girl. Also a great she has a great performance when she passes from kind girl to rude one.J.

clashcity19 First of all, I really enjoy Dominique Swain in a very dramatic role like this one. Her emotions range perfectly from spastic to sultry to smart. I was very entertained by her performance in this film. I caught it on TV and found myself getting annoyed with the commercial breaks. I would love to see it unedited. The film reminded me very much of a Flannery O'Connor story. It was deranged and twisted, as her stories often are, and it had the Southern tragedy down pat.I wish I had known of this film sooner. It didn't have a huge budget, I am sure. It was still very, very entertaining. I recognized many of the other actors such as Flowers and Edgar from other films and thought they were cast well for the roles they played. Strange and fascinating story that would seem unbelievable to most, which is what gives it such intrigue.

MarieGabrielle It seems this film was created with a certain assumption, and demographic in mind. As a person who has moved to the area (temporarily) I can only say- watch "I Walk the Line" instead.This film is a fraud. Producers have no story, so create a ragamuffin who is abused. I do like Dominique Swain, but this film is awful. No performance could transcend the dearth of material. I am only being honest. If you are really interested in decent acting, rural settings, and the theme of unrequited love, there are so many more choices.Seriously, if cinema has fallen this low that American audiences are expected to sympathize with a trashy, undeveloped and practically non-existent theme; then we may as well never pay money to see any drama offered to the American public. This is unadulterated trash, and any audience deserves better. One star for Swain.

everythingpink This is one of those films. The kind that stays with you for days. Continues to haunt you with the beauty of its images. Stirs up a chilling current of passion that begs to be released. One of those films that unfurls too much raw beauty not be considered a work of art. "Plain Dirty" is the first feature film (hard to believe) for AFI grad, Director Zev Berman. A rare literary & visual triumph, this film delivers the richness of Southern landscape with a cinematic finery rarely achieved. From the opening title sequence to the last leaf of the Briar Patch, Berman proves himself a true master of detail. Combined with an emotive, suspenseful score, & a playfully sinister aura, "Plain Dirty" beckons us into its Southern Gothic world. This artful tale of true love and murder (never so magically linked) is layered with the nuance of a brilliant, young director. With references to age-old allegories, the language of "Plain Dirty" almost sings with description - thanks to screenwriter, Deborah Pryor. Berman shows the gentle & poetic restraint of a true veteran of cinema and will certainly be one to watch in the next decade of film-making. He seems to make his points in fitful stabs that penetrate your consciousness. But, a nurturer, he is quick to temper the audience's pain with humor - the kind that is born from the tragedy of real life. In this case, Southern life. A charismatic & daring director, Berman also instinctively knows when to leave his audience to its own imagery. He teasingly pans away from a much-anticipated sex scene with Dominique Swain's character, "Inez." A less mature, showy director might have "sold out" for the almost expected flash of flesh. (Particularly with leading lady, Swain, known for her erotic debut in "Lolita.") Instead, one is struck by Berman's control, his ability to whet the audience's appetite. And leave us panting in our seats for more.Berman clearly has tremendous communication with his actors. Under his direction, Swain gives a tour-de-force performance that brings her (thankfully) out of her role as "teeny-bopper sex-film Goddess," and into the realm of serious actor. In "Plain Dirty," she transcends stereotypes with the raw grit and youthful anguish of a respected performer. Emotional territory previously unclaimed by her.The juxtaposition of all of these riveting elements proves startling. And not to be missed. "Plain Dirty" is not only a work of art, but an incredible vehicle to launch Director, Zev Berman, into the forefront of today's film scene. From the likes of Berman, this is only the beginning . . .