Pig Hag

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Don't believe the other raters who say this movie is boring, it isn't, at all. In fact I was surprised when the hour and twenty odd minutes had passed. I'm also glad it did wear out it's welcome, it could have dragged on and that would have been wasteful. Now for the story. Yes, Jodie is a sad, angry, jealous, very lonely and sometimes vulgar (leaving a number 2 for your friends to see) middle aged woman. She has the emotional quotient of a pre-teen and doesn't seem to understand how her actions and harsh tones is off putting. When people try to get close to her, friend her, like the cousin "Ashley", who was just trying to bond with her woman to woman, she just leaves. With Dusten (the love interest from the GNR concert), she lashes out, insults and even commands him to drive in the first 5 minutes of meeting. When he's trying to just be nice and hang out she again lashes out in what I expect is her first response to push them away as everyone does to her in the end. Not sure why he didn't run from the offset? Once we get to the "romantic" scene, she almost rapes him. The next morning as she's had some sort of intimacy with him, which may be the deepest conversation she's had with the opposite (non gay sex), she becomes a stage 5 clinger...first spooning, then chasing to the washroom offering no boundaries between them and the offer to help regardless of the personal invasion. She then texts, calls, calls, calls, leaves message....then after working up the nerve, confront and attack. Clearly the desperation is oozing out of every pore and he cannot get away fast enough. Upon returning she explains From her perspective what happened with Dusten. She exaggerates not only how much he came on to her but the very private story of his wife (burning down the house), albeit she was stoned when listening or waiting to talk as she doesn't have the EQ to have a compassionate conversation. Then as she goes on, she believes she just needs to get out there in a big way. This part made me sad for her. To have no self esteem, I really felt for her. It also made me sad this Is a reality and we wonder why people in today's society have issues finding real connections. Some people say Jodie stayed static throughout the movie; however, I disagree. I think in end she realizes that she's enough. She sees what positives she has, the people around her and the thing she wants to do, her small dream. Overall, I found this movie hard to rate. I thought the acting was done very well throughout the film. It was raw, unfiltered and a movie that makes you think and I believe will stay with me. It will not be a movie for everyone. I think if you prefer high morality in your movies, skip this, it will not be for you. If you are interested in human emotions, reasons people are the way they are, raw humanity and the society we are now evolving into, this movie will be for you.

Incredible indie film, laughs, tears, harrowing a bit hardcore and so emotionally engaging. Never sure where our heroine was gonna end up but the end was sooooo satisfying. Went down easy like a top shelf Tequila. If you don't get it, don't review it. Go watch Aquaman!

The first five minutes are almost silent - then Jodie screams and screeches at something she reads on her phone. She doesn't stop screeching until the end of the movie. She screams at the man she picks up. She screams at her friends. She screams at her sister. And she screams at her self. After 93 minutes of her screaming - I need a valium! This movie was poorly directed and poorly acted. Best avoided if you value your eardrums!

This one is like something you never witnessed before, sure you can say the movie was a bore, I didn't think it was, but how many of you out there judging when you yourself never experienced longliness. It took quite much courage in the first place for the lead character just let us in on her mainly exposed body throughout the film with her being obesed in the first place. Secondly, what do you expect from amateur actors. It's entertainment people.

I know a couple of the people involved in the making of this film. I just watched it today and can honestly say it's been a long time since I've truly enjoyed a film as much as this. It was raw, real, relatable, and supported positive body image and acceptance of LGBTQ communities. All the negativity here is cishet white religious hypocrites mad that the mold is being shattered. Keep up the great work lads and lasses--I can't wait to see what comes next!

So, yeah, Jodie is angry, perhaps entitled and childish. I would have blocked Mitch from the Internet the first time he texted beyond telling him to stop. Jodie's emotionality may be off-putting, but it's so real... Her friends and their love and support in helping Jodie to actually live her best life are my favorite part of this film. I really enjoyed this movie. The way dating has changed and the way the internet has played a role in the evolution of dating and loneliness are portrayed artfully here. This film won't be relatable to everyone, perhaps, but I am grateful it was made and I hope it can change the worldview of some who stumble upon it, at least.

Watching Pig Hag was a kind of therapeutic experience for me, something I did not expect at all. Let me clear a couple of things first: I'm not obese, not in my mid-thirties, and can go into a relationship with someone I like if I want to, on the other hand, I could relate to Jodie in the sense that no dick or nicety was capable of filling the hole inside her, the one created by the lack of self-esteem and years of being bullied. Even in a miracle scenario where Prince Charming on a white horse appears to make her his wife, we know that she will never be the happy spouse in those fairy tales, because abuse leaves marks, and in this case, a life time of trust issues. Jodie showed me that I'm not the only one, and that it is okay to find other ways to have fun.

This film is amazing! Truly an inspirational film. Neighborhood Pictures has a bright future!

Pig Hag is a movie that breaks your heart is such a beautiful way, that it makes you hate and love the world in which it takes place. Jodie represents so many of today's young women: Breaking under the pressure of social media and societal expectations; lost in a sea of loneliness that is only amplified by the seemingly happy crowds around her. The film is essentially the anti-Sex and the City. Yes, the protagonist is a single female in her 30s, but she doesn't have the bank account, conventional beauty or endless parade of handsome suitors circling her life. She's completely alone, and dangerously desperate. This leads her down a rabbit hole of bad decisions that crush her - and yet, in a way, heal her. Anna Shlegel's performance as Jodie is brave, raw and vulnerable. And (first time!) filmmakers Colby Holt and Sam Probst give the film an intimate, fly-on-the-wall feeling - as though we are secretly observing what Jodie (and, really, so many other women) are struggling with inside.