

This review is available online at: http://www.filmsinreview.com/Features/FilmFests/CineVegas_2004.html
CineVegas 2004 {excerpt}
by Victoria Alexander, Photographs by John Bradfield
MARMALADE directed by Kim Dempster. A very smart move for Jill Sorensen, who is one of the film's executive producers, co-writer, and star. Sorensen plays "aging" model Kim fashioned after her own experiences reaching the ripe old age of 32. Creepy agents, drugs, bi-sexuality, model jealousies, and vicious agency jumping are brushed aside as MARMALADE focuses on Kim looking for work and love. Crafted as a showcase for Sorensen's acting talents means there are a lot of tears, she gets insulted for being old, and she is often made to look sympathetic. Even though Sorensen is gorgeous, she allows herself to look silly. This is a decent debut by Sorensen to develop a movie career and I would say she invested wisely in herself. Yet Charlize Theron certainly raised the bar for models and starlets who want acting careers. In a few years would Sorensen be willing to transform herself as Theron did in MONSTER?
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