A Look at Georgia Rule

Last evening I went to the Mariner Mall in lovely downtown Superior, Wisconsin and while there I made the choice to go and see a film. I am a lover of movies of every shape and size and am very willing to at least give anything a chance. Georgia Rule was the film that was decided on and I honestly was not sure what to expect.

I had viewed the trailer on television and online several times and the vibe I got told me that it was going to be some coming of age mushy lovey dovey tale about about a wild child/bad girl from some big city being forced to spend time with her grandmother who is firmly planted in some tiny little backwoods town. Of course there would be several hilariously funny scenes examining the the cultural differences between the backwoods folk and the girl from downtown San Francisco, and in the end of it all the rebellious child learns the error of her ways and re connects with her grandmother or possibly her whole family and she learns to be a better person and she finds true love the audience sees hope for her future and we all have a good cry and go home.

Honest to goodness that is completely what I expected this film to give me. My previous knowledge of the work of Lindsay Lohan had tricked me into believing that this would be another feel good sappy story (i.e. Get A Clue, Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Mean Girls, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Just My Luck).

I would not say the surprise of this film for me was a pleasant one, but it was definitely a shock to the system. The first thing that tipped me off to the fact that I may be in for something a little different was the fact that the film was rated R for strong sexual themes/content. Wait just one second, did they just say something about sexual content? I thought this was going to be some feel good girly family bonding type of film? The truth is that there are many sexual references, innuendos, simulated acts strewn throughout the film and I would not suggest taking young children to see it. The part of the film that really hits hard, however, is the underlying story within a story that eventually becomes the main focus of the film.