That's the name of the movie, but by the sounds of reviews- it seems that "nothing is taboo" would have been a bit more truthful as a title.After Hounddog reviews, one might think that those in the movie making business had seen the light and realized that not only were people not interested in seeing the sexual abuse of a child on a giant movie screen- most people were offended by the basic idea of sexualizing a child in a violent graphic scene, in order to sell tickets.
Sadly, it seems that rather than just pitching the idea of attempting to "normalize" child sexual abuse- film makers opted to test the waters on still showing the abuse, but using an actress of legal age who is pretending to be a younger child.
The movie — so odious that many people have simply walked out during the screenings — shows actor Aaron Eckhart having sex with a 13-year-old girl played by a now 19-year-old actress, Summer Bishil. The actress only turned 19 recently, however, which means that she was just on the cusp of 18 when she made the movie last year.
"Nothing Is Private" is based on a novel called "Towelhead" by Alicia Erian, and it very well may adhere to the book’s parameters. But books and films are very different.
In the movie version, the abuse heaped on 13-year-old Jazeera by her adult neighbor, her older teen boyfriend and her own father is shocking, ceaseless and disgusting. "Nothing Is Private" is the feel-awful movie of 2007.
Eckhart, best known for roles in "Erin Brockovich" and "Thank You for Smoking" inexplicably agreed to this part. His character initially takes the girl’s virginity by fondling her, in a very graphic scene that leaves nothing to the imagination.
Later, he sodomizes her. In between, his pedophilia is played in such a way that the first and only thought is that we’re watching kiddie porn.
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