“Shame” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)

Posted by Kevin Brackett Jan 20, 2012 | Movie: Shame
Shame is English artist and director Steve McQueen’s second film, once again painting his picture with Michael Fassbender as his subject. McQueen tells the story of a man who is lost, something most of us can relate to, using sex addiction as the catalyst to propel his story. The constant need for pleasure turns into a shameful, torturous existence for the main character as he feeds his hunger. Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a man who struggles with a constant addiction to sex. It has become such a part of his everyday life, that he appears to be numb to it. He goes through life thinking about nothing but sexual urges, from the time...

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