Blu-ray Review – Tomboy

"Tomboy" is a bizarre teen comedy from the 1985, revealing a
surprisingly limited sense of humor while sending a confusing message of
female empowerment. It's not stellar cinema by any means, but for those
who have an affinity for a simpler time, when guys could get away with
being unrepentant cads and donuts were sold on pure sex appeal, might
take to the movie's moderate charms. At the very least, "Tomboy"
provides an amiably earnest performance from star Betsy Russell, a
bushy-haired actress who manages the screenplay's unsteady view toward
the objectification of women with grace, communicating a fleeting sense
of innocence and a more charged tone of exploitation as well. Russell's
fun to watch in this ephemeral feature, with her natural spunk going a
long way to even out directorial distraction from Herb Freed, who
displays more interest in photographing naked breasts than he does
massaging the heartfelt potential of the picture. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com