Tomboys (2009)

Tomboys: Directed by Nathan Hill. With Candice Day, Naomi Davis, Sash Milne, Allie Hall. Five girls kidnap a serial rapist… to seek revenge.

“Tomboysu0026quot; – or perhaps u0026quot;She Devilsu0026quot; would be a better title, is ultra-low budget, basically a play and could be adapted as such. It begins with two young women dragging a man into a garage; he has a bag over his head, and has clearly been rendered senseless. He is strung up, and the rest of the group arrive. A serial rapist is about to get his just deserts, big time, like one of them hacks off his penis, and he bleeds to death. Then another of them receives a phone call, somebody is looking for her. Who might that be? Yes, you guessed right – rule one, before you kidnap a serial rapist and murder him, in fact before you put the bag over his head, make sure youu0026#39;ve got the right guy. Better still, if you are the victim of a crime of violence, report it to the police at once. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat sound advice excepted, the group are now faced with a fait accompli; obviously they are not going to turn themselves in. What then? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIs this film feminist propaganda, a revenge fantasy, or proof that under the wrong circumstances women can become just as depraved as men? As it was apparently conceived by a man, the patriarchy will get the blame whatever. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThose of a squeamish nature should give this a miss, men especially. Along with anyone else who can think of a less unsavoury way to waste 79 minutes.”