November 2008Issue 417



Good Dick

written and directed by Marianna Palka

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85 mins
Star rating
****

Good Dick

Glasgow film-maker Palka stars in her own, off-beat LA-based comedy as a solitary, hostile young woman with a porn addiction. When the guy in her local video shop takes a fancy to her, he has to take rejection after blatant rejection. Yet he keeps pegging away to break down her barriers. 

Palka handles social isolation with a light touch and sense of fellowship. A very watchable, likeable, and unlikely feel-good movie. 

ML




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