The Heartbreak Kid
As I write this, there is one review for The Heartbreak Kid on the IMDb (soon to be two!). One. A good film that did well in its native Australia, good box office and reviews, spawned a TV spinoff (Heartbreak High), good looking stars, talking points, teachable points, well shot, well acted and written. What’s the problem? I suspect it’s the lack of shame on the part of its female protagonist, Cristina Papadopoulos, a 22-year-old teacher in an Australian high school who falls for one of her pupils, 17-year-old Nick Polides, and embarks on a wild and torrid affair with him. Claudia Karvan, who was 19 when she played Cristina, has spent good … Read more