Bare

Bare’s biggest sin is that it is deeply forgettable. By the time it ended, I’d already forgotten how it started. The only aspect of Bare that broke through and made an impression on me was its general incompetence. It is a bad and uninteresting movie.

Bare is the story of Sarah who is experimenting with being a bad girl much as actress Diana Agron is experimenting with a less squeaky-clean movie role. Sarah goes from being stuck in a dead-end job to getting into drugs and stripping. This change is brought about by the introduction of Pepper, a free-spirited drifter played by Paz de la Huerta. Bare is overall, the frequently told story of good-girl-gone-bad who at the end finds happiness in a sort of middle-ground.

I’ve seen a lot of films where a relationship with another woman is more than anything a stepping stone towards personal growth of the main character. I don’t like these story lines generally. This one is particularly bad because the relationship feels so artificial. Not only are Sarah and Pepper’s characters too different to likely get along, but the total lack of chemistry between the actresses completely fails to gloss over that fact.

Bare just has no substance. It’s a coming-of-age story featuring a character slightly too old to come of age. The characters are paper-thin. It’s a story you’ve already seen a dozen times not told in a way that makes it stand out. This is an unsubstantial indie film that there is no reason for anyone to see it. Give it a pass.

Overall rating: 4.2/10

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