CONCUSSION  3.0***

 

      Okay this movie starts out with a typical soccer mom whose married & living with her spouse  & 2 elementary/middle school school age kids . Her name is Abby . One day she suffers a mild concussion when hit by a baseball thrown by her son & not too long after she gets restless  .. has an itch that needs to be scratched ? So she decides to become a high scale escort/prostitute . I know this has a familiar sound to it . BUT the twist is that her spouse is another woman, she is a lesbian & she is setting up to become an escort with other women . This will involve leading a double life & learning how to be a lesbian escort/lover with a variety of women . Most are younger as she's 42 but a few are older. Most are the passive type but some want to dominate & control .

 

What I liked most is that even though this is a movie about "lesbians"...it's not really just about  about lesbians...it's about people and relationships and the primary character could have been straight. I was impressed with the delicate handling of the homosexuality. Finally a movie that doesn’t over discuss  or over analyze it...it just is.

 

It's a fascinating movie with an excellent script and solid direction, both by  a woman, Stacie Passon  

If you're curious about such a story line then this is good one to watch. You should find it on Netflix, Redbox or other TV or streaming channels.

 

It’s rated “R” and that would be a hard “R’ … lots of sexual content.

 

Clark