Somersault (2004)

This Australian film swept that country's version of the Oscars and its young lead, Abbie Cornish, was publicized in the press here as the greatest thing since sliced bread.  Well, maybe I'm missing something, but this slim tale of a teenager who runs away from home after her mother catches her trying to seduce her (the mother's) boyfriend was not overly involving.  She goes to a winter resort area where she thought she had a potential male friend, but when he doesn't want to know she procedes to use her sexual wiles to entice any male that will give her the time of day.  It is probably what would be called a "brave" performance from the young star, with abundant nudity, and she seems an able enough actress, but her failure to look after herself does not make much of a story.  All the talk about "a young Kidman" is frankly at this stage a lot of hooey.