It's 1950's Mississippi. Billy Joe McAllister (Robby Benson) is courting Bobbie Lee Hartley (Glynnis O'Connor). She's 15 and too young to date according to her parents.
I don't know anything about the song although it sounds a bit familiar. I don't particularly like Billy Joe. I do understand the uncontrolled hormones. He's just very aggressive. This whole movie is a bit aggressive starting with the three Bubba rednecks. They are so broadly drawn that they are no more than cartoon characters. The whole movie is a bit broadly drawn. I do like Bobbie Lee's character. The ending is somewhat frustrating. I can't buy what everybody is selling. Everybody is assuming what happened. The movie keeps skipping over some important scenes. There are some compelling reveals and they are interesting big topics.
I don't know anything about the song although it sounds a bit familiar. I don't particularly like Billy Joe. I do understand the uncontrolled hormones. He's just very aggressive. This whole movie is a bit aggressive starting with the three Bubba rednecks. They are so broadly drawn that they are no more than cartoon characters. The whole movie is a bit broadly drawn. I do like Bobbie Lee's character. The ending is somewhat frustrating. I can't buy what everybody is selling. Everybody is assuming what happened. The movie keeps skipping over some important scenes. There are some compelling reveals and they are interesting big topics.