I wonder if Shane Briant's gender-defying beauty was the inspiration for writers & producers of this Peter Pan-themed thriller. It's post-modern in that the fairy tale character is introduced quite early on as woman-hating killer. RIta Tushingham's suppressed fantasist -- writing and hoping to live fairly tales while seeking sex -- is the right partner for him, and it's his cruelty towards her that actually opens her to revealing herself. Tom Bell as the swinging boutique owner sure looks different than he did in Prime Suspect and I kept thinking he was trying (and somewhat succeeding) in looking like John Lennon. If you're able to tolerate this obvious example of misogyny as spectacle, you may find it interesting in spite of itself.
Review of Straight on Till Morning
