Sweet Girl's Mind-Boggling Twist Makes the Movie... Feminist
For the most part, 'Sweet Girl' recycles tired hyper masculine revenge tropes, but a surprise twist in the end turns it into a female-centric revenge film.
Wingtips (2005)
In this 1940s noir-style surreal thriller, our hero (Alex Boling) seems fixated on wingtip shoes. Under loose floor boards in a dark attic he finds a shoebox containing the wingtips of his dreams. After a meticulous shining, he puts them on and embarks on a journey of self-discovery where danger lurks around every corner and imminent disaster grows closer with every step he takes.
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In this 1940s noir-style surreal thriller, our hero (Alex Boling) seems fixated on wingtip shoes. Under loose floor boards in a dark attic he finds a shoebox containing the wingtips of his dreams. After a meticulous shining, he puts them on and embarks on a journey of self-discovery where danger lurks around every corner and imminent disaster grows closer with every step he takes.
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