Blu-ray Review – La Garce

1984's "La Garce" looks to be a Hitchcockian mystery about sexual obsession and criminal activity, but it mostly registers a B-movie from Verhoeven. Co-writer/director Christine Pascal looks to challenge viewers with an uncomfortable understanding of manipulation and poor impulse control, offering an unseemly tale of a bad cop who can't shake a terrible woman out of his system. It's a classic understanding of temptation given a distinct French spin by Pascal, who delivers ideal strangeness with "La Garce," but comes up short when it comes to a more fulfilling study of corrupt behavior. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com