"Josie"

You hear the stories of obsession. A man meets a girl that's much younger and can't help but be drawn to them. Yet those stories don't tend to come with past dark secrets.

Hank (Dylan McDermott) is a solitary man living in a small southern town has his world turned upside down when a young high school transfer Josie (Sophie Turner) moves in across the way at the Pink Hotel where he lives. Developing a friendship with her, Hank soon finds himself attracted to Josie and it gets intense when Marcus (Jack Kilmer) a high school boy who gives Hank a hard time at his job observing the school grounds begins spending time with Josie. As people begin to talk, the feelings turn into obsession and puts Hank at risk of losing all he has built and his past coming back to haunt him.

While this looks like your standard pervert wants teenage girl, it is not so straight-forward as that. The relationship between these two characters plays out slowly while having moments of tempting fate, all leading to an unseen plot twist. The only complaint was its lack of drama which made the story feel as though it were dragging on and on with all the dialogue as you waited for something to happen. Still it had its intriguing moments which is why I'm giving it a three and a half G.M.Star rating. A film worth a glance, but not a must watch.

⭐⭐⭐½

"Josie" is currently available at Redbox and for purchase.