sharzina Review of Palm Trees and Power Lines

Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022)

This movie takes a huge RISK

[10/10 · 7 March 2023]

I did not know this movie would be this powerful. The writing was incredibly insightful because it framed the story and painted the emotions into every scene especially the ones between Tom and Leah.

I remember being a young girl and how the innocence of being such a young girl, it is so easy to be in that vulnerable place...so close to having your life changed forever if you make the wrong move and trust the wrong person.

The character Tom had a trusting charisma. The way he moved her around and physically placed her on a pedestal like when he would crouch down on the floor so he could look up at her as if she had all the power, but it was him who had all the power. After all he picked her, then lured her, then groomed her. An older woman would have argued, told Tom he was insane, but she went along with it.

I will never ever for as long as I live know how a man can use a young woman when he knows he is taking advantage of her. Never. (Referring to her first guy in the hotel room.)

This was a risky film by the content. We don't always depict true life in it's ugly form unless it's a documentary.

This movie was hella mesmerizing. The actors and writing brilliant.

Hard content to watch...