Coming to DVD/VOD today, Tuesday, October 14: BOOBS
Stone Roberts and Jon Bulette’s look at a model’s so-called “search for perfection” makes its debut today. In addition to DVD, the doc is now available via VOD on iTunes and Vimeo.
Precious Muir is a 24-year-old British model based in NYC who is convinced she has been typecast as a teen because of her modest breast size. Pinning all her hopes on breast augmentation as the key to furthering her career – and finally appearing in Playboy, her greatest dream – Muir makes an arrangement for surgery, cameras and reluctant but supportive boyfriend Guy in tow. Roberts and Bulette document the surgery, which might be instructive to curious viewers, especially to women contemplating a similar procedure, but the bulk of the film is concerned with the aftermath, from a longer-than-expected recovery and initial dissatisfaction to the need for a second surgery and how Muir unveils the results to family and friends. It’s a very simple premise, and the film’s ultimate success – or more likely, failure – for the audience entirely hinges on how they respond to Precious, because it’s all about her – there’s absolutely no concern here for addressing larger questions around body image, conceptions of beauty, or the media or fashion industry’s role in determining either. Instead, the film comes off as a reality TV-style calling card for the career-driven and sometimes irritating Muir, shadowing her visit to the Playboy Mansion or joining in solidarity over her outrage at her disappointing first surgery.
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