My first time watching Polyester (1981) was not that long ago. Being a big John Waters fan after viewing Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom, A Dirty Shame, etc. I wanted to see one of his lesser known films. What I got was confirmation that even with only the most basic necessities needed to make a film, Waters still creates an enjoyable movie.
The story itself is highly dramatic and over-the-top. The main character, Francine Fishpaw as played by Divine, is married to the owner of a porn theater who wants nothing more than to embarrass and put down his wife. Her kids are a mile on the wrong side of the tracks, and her only friend in the world is a mentally retarded rich woman named Cuddles. The story progresses where Francine thinks she's found a way out of her horrible life, only to discover it's all been a set-up. Waters presents the whole movie in a way where I kept laughing from one scene to the next.
I would put this in my top 5 John Waters films, a great comedy any way you look at it. (8.1/10)
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