The basic idea sounds as though it'll be interesting - porn star turned feminist advocate, or was she lying? - and Amanda Seyfried acts her arse off but it's a dull movie. The story feels so predictable - innocent girl under spell of dud guy, becomes famous but doesn't like it, achieves some sort of redemption. There are some neat clothes and tunes and actors but honestly, we've seen it all before, with Boogie Nights... and then Rated X and Wonderland and maybe it's time to consider a moratorium on stories from the golden age of porn.
Surely there was a better movie to be made from the story of Linda Lovelace? It's such rich material - the allegations of abuse and gang rape, the conversion to feminism, the doubt cast on her claims vs the people who support her. But the film takes this wonky middle route, and it ends up being bland. It's not even that sexy.
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