MYSTIC PIZZA

It terribly annoys me when a director loses out steam after building such a beautiful premise. In this 1988 released film directed by Donald Petrie, there's a scene where teenager Charles (Adam Storke) on a date, brings his girlfriend Daisy (Julia Roberts) to his father's vacant palatial mansion located near the shore of the ocean with the soothing sound of seagulls, it's almost dusk & there's no electricity coz his father turns of the power when nobody's home ,he takes Daisy inside the living room, she makes herself comfortable while he lights up the candles next to a giant mirror & sets up the fireplace. While they engage in conversation, Daisy suddenly turns around without him noticing & goes upstairs leaving behind all her clothes, shoes & accessories in the hallway & en-route towards his father's bedroom. She calls him from upstairs & Charles unable to locate her in the darkness, holds a candle & goes upstairs collecting each one of her stuffs (shoes, jacket, skirt, undergarments) that she left behind in the hallway. There's a beautiful saxophonic piece that plays in the background. He enters the rooms, notices that she is wearing his father's shirt , 'This is my parent's room, is that my father's shirt that you r wearing?'! he asks. She says ' You think he will miss it?' with a mischievous smile. She comes closer towards the bed while he is sitting at the other end 'Hey junior' says she, & kisses him on the lips. Cut to the next shot - they have already made love & are lying in bed embraced to each other underneath the white satin sheets. There was so much the writer / director could have done with this scene, bringing in the passion play, no! not the love making act, but the seduction part! Bit of playfulness, eagerness, a hesitation evident with teenage first timers, exploring more into each other would have made it a fantastic scene! A little bit more time with some beautifully written lines eventually (romantic per say!) could have sparked the magic in the lovely set up