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Despite good performances, 'Somersault' tests your patience
by Steve Murray

Her first bad decision in "Somersault" is to make a move on her mom's boyfriend. Her last is to drunkenly invite a couple of horny guys home, all but inviting them to molest her. In between those stupid moments, 16-year-old Heidi (Abbie Cornish) starts to learn a little better how the real world works, and the difference between love, sex and raw need. Too bad only the most patient viewers will really care, since the movie is heavy on atmosphere but very light on plot. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
After making a misjudged advance toward her mother's boyfriend, 16-year-old Heidi flees her home for a small Australian ski town. She begins to create a new life for herself, falling for the son of a wealthy local farmer — until self-destructive tendencies re-surface and her fragile new world threatens to come tumbling down.

FILM FACTS ...

Magnolia Pictures

'Somersault'

Director: Cate Shortland
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Hollie Andrew
Run time: 106 minutes
Release date: April 21, 2006
Rating: Not rated; contains profanity, nudity and sexual situations.

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