This made for TV drama wasn't bad at all. I had expected something more like a typical after school special or perhaps even a exploitation flick, but the story lines are worked out fairly well, there is hardly any (gratuitous) violence or nudity and it stays away from any kind of simplistic message in the end.
The acting isn't great, but good enough for a small TV production like this. For Linda Blair, being 14 when the film was shot, some scenes must have been pretty heavy stuff to do - and in the IMDb trivia that is confirmed. This is supposedly her first film after her iconic performance in the horror classic 'The exorcist' (1973), and that film couldn't have been easy for her to do, either.
As a cinematic experience, 'Born innocent' hardly has anything to offer (personally, I do appreciate the particular time and place, though - '70s America), but the film does focus on many aspects of the troubled youth in America, for instance, her family life, her life inside among the other delinquents and also how the counselors look at things. This makes for a complete story that will make you think.
A small 7 out of 10.
The acting isn't great, but good enough for a small TV production like this. For Linda Blair, being 14 when the film was shot, some scenes must have been pretty heavy stuff to do - and in the IMDb trivia that is confirmed. This is supposedly her first film after her iconic performance in the horror classic 'The exorcist' (1973), and that film couldn't have been easy for her to do, either.
As a cinematic experience, 'Born innocent' hardly has anything to offer (personally, I do appreciate the particular time and place, though - '70s America), but the film does focus on many aspects of the troubled youth in America, for instance, her family life, her life inside among the other delinquents and also how the counselors look at things. This makes for a complete story that will make you think.
A small 7 out of 10.