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Movie Review: Shame
Written by Elka Schaimberg
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 12:48
DIRECTOR: STEVE McQUEEN
STARRING: CAREY MULLIGAN, JAMES BADGE DALE AND MICHAEL FASSBENDER
British artist-turned-filmmaker Steve McQueen takes a disturbing look into sexual addiction with his latest box office offering. Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a successful New York bachelor who smothers his fear of intimacy with porn, prostitutes and meaningless hook-ups. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment, their complicated relationship stirs memories of a shared painful past.
When Brandon’s routine becomes horribly disrupted by Sissy’s imposition on his Manhattan lifestyle, his insular life spirals out of control, and her dependency provokes Brandon to violent displays of temper.
This intense character study boasts powerful performances by Fassbender and Mulligan. The actors manage to take viewers on a powerful plunge into the mania and self-destructive nature of sexual addiction. Shame is a raw portrait of damaged siblings and sex addiction. Sad, devastating and totally compelling!


