The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
哈哈哈群众眼睛是雪亮的，不论性别，并不存在这么敬业的技师和这么诚实不自信的甲方
一个又真诚又像童话的故事，情欲探索的电影可能最怕的就是虚伪，搞来搞去最后都是一些做作的互相理解和彼此尊重。这个故事也让我重新思考了“人要互相看见”这些说法背后的真正的代价。界限分明的幻想乐园崩塌了，但导火索也不是非得要是“不受控制的浪漫爱”，渴望真实渴望对方完整，这也会关系里的脆弱一览无余。想想其实人可能到老也不知道一段关系到底可以承受什么，但只要真诚，总会有机会可以一起抵达深处。
不会被打拳吧？霍格沃茨只有一个艾玛，姓汤普森。
剧本、演员和调度好到，就算充满了标签化的表达，还是忍不住非常、非常的入戏！男主太迷人了！
哈哈，对白和表演很棒，男主有点像林皇林加德。身份设定略显刻意，主旨更多地是两个人的相互“救赎”而非性的社会学探讨。又一部“聊天/话痨电影”，以前好像说过，敢于拍这种类型的，拍出来都不会太差。
站在我的视角和立场能看到的只有坦诚和真实。很多解读两性关系女性角色的影片可能都容易陷入一种自我感动的境地，好在这部没有。
再再次，亲密关系不限于为爱鼓掌，每个人的需求不一样，可能只是倾诉和被倾听，过程获得关注和认同，但结果都是获得安抚。更高质量的可能是双方彼此为镜，看见未被自己发现的优点，照见自己的视差之见，纠正认知偏差，获得更好的自己，心理生理上都come。
结尾，女主脱下浴巾。看着镜子里，自己已经不再年轻性感的身体。而是一副垂下来的乳房和腹部上松弛的老年赘肉，满脸皱纹的她笑了——而就在那一刻，我把本来的想给电影的82分给改成100分！
一名传统保守的女性通过被一名sex saint生理心理双重治愈之后所完成的人格转变，单一空间变成了香艳浪漫的诊疗室，通过对话延伸出女性对于性、身份、教育、人生等等困扰与压抑——这戏能这么红完全展现出一种困境，不是单纯的性压抑，而是女性太希望将性与亲密关系连在一起，而男主完美到大部分女性都不敢相信这是真的。买卖关系似乎更保证了一种安全和尊重，这是现实的悲剧。3.5.
小巧玲珑的封闭空间话剧电影，甚有同类型波兰斯基那烹调手艺但更松软易咀嚼，这类电影能否出彩非常考验编剧功力，这位名叫Katy Brand的女性编剧显然功力了得。故事表以围绕女性主义话题展开，意图探讨中年女性的生理焦虑与存在价值复归等问题，次文本却巧妙构建了一对关系微妙且意志对立，时刻处于紧张关系的泛“母子”形象，从窥视到反目，再到打开心扉促膝长谈，最终化脐带于玉帛，达成双向的尊重与理解，成全彼此并重新审视自我的余生。尽管将一场理想化的性交易解读为“母子”羁绊大和解确实略显恶趣味，但相比为人母的大婶帮助帅鸭卸下“伪装”与原生家庭的重负，为人子的帅鸭带给大婶的身心救济才能更显说服力，如此也佐证了片名的祝福为何留给的是Leo，而不是Nancy。身型会走形经血会干涸， 唯有永恒的母性亘古史今 w/阳
挺可爱的，我愿称之为“成人童话”。讨论其现实可操作性没有意义，重要的是我们鲜少（几乎不）能在公共领域里看到中老年女性的爱欲话题，在“慕青”时代里，艾玛老师贡献了老年女性最有魅力、最动人的高潮微笑。
拍得真的好说教看到后面就“像TED…”。性转一下丧妻男嫖年轻女孩儿还要给人当爹上课最后说其实我也性压抑，就是个毫无被拍摄成电影可能的稀松平常又让人讨厌的事吧。看不出来除了男主的脸和身材有啥好赞美的。
Leo 是 good luck，Nancy 是 take care。不管怎样，又是一部再过100年我们也拍不出来的电影吧
特别高雅的正确，特别典型的性压抑女性与心碎男孩，现代女性与性工作者双向奔赴的典范，虽然这一切都太理想化了但我仍然希望这种理想化能成为现实。请让我成为那个只想聊点八卦却承受了太多的的Becky吧！
艾玛阿姨的表演大师班，小牛郎也配合默契，真希望那场角色扮演的戏能出个番外，抛开衰老欲望这些话题，安心谈性。
“Sexual fulfilment is a powerful thing.” And surely we should all have it.
只会存在于电影里的童话故事。Whatever！Good Luck to you！
男主好美，但是有一种无人气的瓷娃娃的感觉……而且为什么做鸭还要当心理医生？ 活着好累，我今天好累，我也不喜欢我自己的身体，我不喜欢我的一切。
啊 真没想到这电影居然能把我看哭 第三次会面把前两次理想状态拉回到现实 与人交往自身的丑恶 私欲展露无疑 却接着在结尾回归理想甚至更深一层 不过其实从一开始 leo的出现就是个理想哎 女性就是太容易自我反省 被动和主动自我压抑了 转性的话 可能只会是苦妓回忆录而不会good luck to you啦 最后感谢汤普森的优秀演出～
什么女性情欲，什么亲子问题，都给我放下，只为小哥哥满分，就想问几钱
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