Fashionista (2016)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Simon Rumley (Red White & Blue, 1 segment of Little Deaths, 1 segment of The ABCs of Death)
	Actors: Amanda Fuller (Red White & Blue, Cheap Thrills, Starry Eyes), Ethan Embry, Eric Balfour
	Country: USA
	Genre: Thriller, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 31.05.2017, Cinemateca Capitólio Petrobras, FANTASPOA2017
Synopsis: April (Fuller) has a special connection with clothes, and she works in the local store owned by her husband (Embry). When all goes bad in her life, clothes are the only thing that keeps her whole.
Review: Simon Rumley is at the forefront of genre movies originating from and shot in Texas. I liked his crude Red, White & Blue and could recognize the same style in Fashionista. The movie looks like it was shot with a cheap equipment, the actors are not top models and the sets minimalistic, but this does not prevent Rumley to tell his story, on the contrary. I liked how the movie started, with this simple couple living in an apartment over-crowded with bags and boxes of clothes. I also liked the introduction of the bad things happening in April's life (cheating husband) and how she copes with them (starting an unhealthy relationship with a rich boy). And the way she handles clothes is also shown in a very clever way. But then it lost me by becoming too experimental: light, music, shots, people's reactions, absence of dialogs... and I felt that lasted too long. But the very last minutes of the movie manage to save it, unfortunately a bit too late, as you realize its true message finally spelled out loud: it was a movie about addiction. From Texas I preferred Cold in July or last year's excellent The Devil's Candy.
Rating: 5 /10