Lovelace
is a biopic about
notorious porn star Linda
Lovelace (Amanda
Seyfried), who became
famous for her starring
role in the most
well-known porn movie,
Deep Throat. Beginning
with Linda as a shy 21
year-old who is spotted
dancing at a roller
skating rink by Chuck
Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard),
a man who apparently runs
a restaurant, but it
becomes clear that he is
really a low level
shyster. As Chuck
introduces Linda to a
whole new world of sexual
inhibition, he attempts to
get her into the porn
industry. Although a
terrible actress and not
quite measuring up to the
standards in regards to
her figure, it seems Linda
has one special skill that
is noticed by film-makers
Butchie Peraino (Bobby
Cannavale) and Gerry
Damiano (Hank Azaria). So,
Linda becomes a star after
the release of Deep
Throat. But, there is an
underlying dark side in
the relationship between
Linda and Chuck that is
never seen in the bright
lights of showbiz.
Lovelace is a distinctly
underwhelming retelling of
the life of Linda Lovelace
that only seems to scratch
the surface of what Linda
went through. In fact, the
movie is split into two
halves where the apparent
myth is shown first,
followed by a retelling of
key moments as they
apparently happened. Even
this seems only cursory
and I get the feeling
Chuck Traynor was much
worse than he is portrayed
in this movie. And if this
is really Linda's life,
it's actually pretty
uninteresting, she seems
to have had one moment in
the sun, which is only
highlighted here, then
moved on after leaving
Chuck, hardly compelling
enough for a 90 minute
movie that feels like it's
padding as is. I keep
hearing that Linda
Lovelace's story was a
horrible one and I'm sure
it was, but Lovelace is a
lousy way to show it.
Wasn't there going to be
another Lovelace biopic
starring Lindsay Lohan
attempted to be made at
the same time? Wonder how
that would've gone ...
At least we get some good
nudity from Amanda
Seyfried. I quite like her
even in those forgettable
genre movies that she
makes. In Lovelace, she's
pretty well cast and does
alright with not a lot to
work with. It's not her
fault the movie isn't
interesting enough.
