Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

siderite The movie is nothing to tell your parents about (he, he), but it accurately presents the drama of Linda Marchiano, a girl who gets seduced by a guy who later proceeds to manipulate, train and use her to his own ends. Becoming a celebrity for her Deep Throat porn films where she starred as Linda Lovelace, she became known for that alone, even if she actually spent only 17 days in the pornographic industry.So, if you wanted to see Amanda Seyfried naked and doing the nasty, you're out of luck. There are very few scenes that are sexual in nature, the movie focusing on the person that Linda was and her actual life. An interesting adaptation of her own book, called Ordeal.Bottom line: A lot of people brought their talent to tell the story. Just look at the cast, where most of the people there had only secondary roles. It is true, it is a bit formulaic, they do this kind of casting avalanche thing when they want to bring gravitas to a subject. In the end it is not a bad movie at all, but not terribly exciting either. It is the very definition of a biographical drama.

Leofwine_draca If BOOGIE NIGHTS was a fun, whirlwind tour of the 1970s porn scene, LOVELACE shows the gritty realism and 'truth' of the situation: a world in which women were routinely used and abused by men, and in which the porn industry attracted the sleaziest members of society.Amanda Seyfried was an unexpected choice to play famous porn starlet Linda Lovelace, but I think she makes a good job of the role; certainly memories of her being all sweet and angelic in MAMMA MIA! and the like are long dispersed. The script of LOVELACE is in two parts, the first half feeling a little like BOOGIE NIGHTS in its celebration of fame and fortune, while the second half ventures down some very dark alleyways to explore the seedier side of the situation.Although the subject of the matter isn't exactly something I'm interested in, at least the producers gather together a good supporting cast. Sharon Stone and Robert Patrick are both unrecognisably aged as Lovelace's puritanical parents, while James Franco contributes a memorable cameo as Hugh Hefner of all people. Eric Roberts and Wes Bentley both have cameos (the latter typecast as a photographer again) while BOARDWALK EMPIRE's Bobby Cannavale plays a scuzzy director. Peter Sarsgaard, as Lovelace's husband, is one of the most detestable characters in the history of cinema. LOVELACE is a film that pulls no punches and offers a strong indictment against those who commit violence against women.

Bryan Kluger 'Lovelace' is the first of two films this year based on the porn phenomenon Linda Lovelace, who rose to superstardom in the early '70s with the film 'Deep Throat'.This bio-pic might've been a disaster, but directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have made an engaging and entertaining look at the former Linda Boreman's life, even if her situations are difficult to watch at times. The acting is spot-on, and the movie has a killer retro soundtrack.You've probably heard the story of 'Deep Throat', one of the first porno films to include a plot, characters and a decently-sized budget. Shot for around $50,000, the movie has made hundreds of millions in profit over the years.We first meet Linda (Amanda Seyfried) as a 19-year-old girl living with her parents (Robert Patrick and an unrecognizable Sharon Stone) in Florida, where she and her friend are hired as Go-Go dancers at the local skating rink. A man by the name of Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard) takes a liking to her, and the two eventually run off to get married. After Chuck realizes Linda's talent, he brings her to porn producer Butchie Periano (Bobby Cannavale) and director Gerard Damiano (Hank Azaria). As we already know from history, the movie they made together became a huge success.However, as we see in a time-jump several years forward, Linda later wrote a book called 'Ordeal' that chronicled her life with Traynor, who she claimed beat and tortured her, and forced her into slavery and gang rapes for money. He also handled all her financial affairs and never let her see a dime from the movie. It's a sad and depressing story, but not without a light of hope as Linda escapes Traynor and becomes an activist for women's rights who spoke out against pornography until her untimely death by car crash in 2002.The film is similar in structure to 'Boogie Nights'. The first section is fun with lots of '70s music, dancing and parties. Then, the second half is a dark downward spiral as these successful people hit rock bottom, and Linda is forced to perform wretched acts on strangers by her abusive husband.Seyfried brings Linda Lovelace to life. She's elegant, attractive and damn fun to watch. The actress captures the emotional depth of this sad tale. Sarsgaard pulls off one of the slimiest characters ever put to film. Not once do you like this guy. Sharon Stone is the wild card here; she's physically unrecognizable, but gives one hell of a supporting performance. Cannavale and Azaria turn in hilarious supporting roles, and the movie also has cameos by James Franco (as a young Hugh Hefner), Wes Bentley, Eric Roberts, Adam Brody and Juno Temple.

NateWatchesCoolMovies I don't know exactly how faithful to the true story of Linda Boreman this film is, all I know is I was riveted by this heightened recreation of the unfortunate, sad life of adult film actress Boreman, whose screen name was Linda Lovelace. It brings to mind the even darker story of Dorothy Stratten, a similarily mistreated sex symbol documented in the film Star 80. Eric Roberts was a star in that one, and makes a brief appearance here, almost like a nod of the head to that story. Amanda Seyfried is achingly good as Linda, displaying a fragility and striking resilience in her excellent performance. At a young age, she's manipulated into certain things, namely appearing adult films including the infamous 'Deep Throat', by her abusive dirtbag boyfriend Chuck. Peter Sarsgaard is a slimy wonder as the ultimate trashy prick, putting her through some truly hellish times that take a long time to recover from. Sharon Stone is unrecognizable as Linda's uber conservative mother, and Robert Patrick gives buckets of emotion in his few scenes as her sympathetic father. Rounding out the all star cast are Bobby Cannavle, Adam Brody, Hank Azaria, Debi Mazar, Chloe Sevigny, Chris Noth and Juno Temple as various people orbiting Linda's sordid story, some helpful, some sleazy, all interesting. The one misstep in casting is James Franco as a baby faced Hugh Hefner, which brings you right out of the film. The core of the piece lies with Seyfried's assured, confident performance, and amongst all the glitz, scum, bells and whistles the filmmakers conjure up to try and pad the story, she always blessedly reigns it in to the singular plight of one woman in trouble. That takes talent.