A revealing and somewhat disheartening documentary revolving around one woman's experience with breast augmentation, co-directors Stone Roberts and Jon Bulette's Boobs centers on model Precious Muir, who at times seems savvy about the modeling business, but at others, shockingly naïve. Hailing from England, Muir—who lives with her boyfriend, Guy, in New York—is told that she “looks young.” Believing that a boob job will make her appear older and sexier, Muir takes out a line of credit to pay for the $8,000 procedure. Guy thinks she looks fine, but supports her dream of appearing in Playboy. Roberts and Bulette follow Muir through the surgical process that takes her from B cup to D cup (Muir has no problem with nudity, so nothing is left to the imagination here). Because she's petite, her surgeon uses narrow implants, but afterwards, Muir has regrets due to the accompanying pain, nausea, and shelf-like look of her new bust. Life goes on: Muir celebrates her 25th birthday, plans a wedding, and pays for a photo shoot to submit to Playboy, but remains unhappy with her implants, so she undergoes a second procedure to achieve a more natural look. The directors don't indicate the cost, but her efforts ultimately lead to a trip to the Playboy Mansion, which helps to justify her ordeal. Still, towards the end, Muir experiences setbacks that may or may not relate to her augmentation. An interesting documentary dealing with a number of issues related to body image and the media, this is recommended. Aud: C, P. (K. Fennessy)
Boobs
(2014) 87 min. DVD: $24.99. Garden Thieves Pictures (avail. from www.amazon.com). Volume 30, Issue 1
Boobs
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