Lovelace (2013)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 112
Fresh: 61 | Rotten: 51
Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard do their best with the material, but Lovelace lacks enough depth and conviction to truly do its fascinating subject justice.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 21
Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard do their best with the material, but Lovelace lacks enough depth and conviction to truly do its fascinating subject justice.
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Movie Info
In 1972-before the internet, before the porn explosion-Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the highlife when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor. As Linda Lovelace she became an international sensation-less centerfold fantasy than a charming girl-next-door with an impressive
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Cast
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Amanda Seyfried
Linda Boreman/Lovela... -
Peter Sarsgaard
Chuck Traynor -
Sharon Stone
Dorothy Boreman -
Robert Patrick
John Boreman -
Juno Temple
Patsy -
Chris Noth
Anthony Romano -
Bobby Cannavale
Butchie Peraino -
Hank Azaria
Gerry Damiano -
Adam Brody
Harry Reems -
Chloë Sevigny
Feminist Journalist,... -
Debi Mazar
Dolly -
Wes Bentley
Thomas - Photographe... -
Eric Roberts
Nat Laurendi -
Ronald Pritchard
Sammy Davis Jr. -
Frank Clem
Moonlight Roller Rin... -
Carrick Moore Gerety
Moonlight Roller Rin... -
Austin Williams
Moonlight Roller Rin... -
Trevor Faris
Moonlight Roller Rin... -
Gaston Willig
Beach Hippy Guitar P... -
Brian Gattas
Robert - Deep Throat... -
Cory C. Hardrict
Frankie Crocker -
Peter Asle Holden
Alex - Medical Sales... -
Sofia Karstens
Oiano Singer, Piano ... -
Lisa Gay Hamilton
Marsha -
Don McManus
Arty Shapiro -
Adam Tomei
LA Sheriff #1 -
Gregory Nicholas Vro...
LA Sheriff #2 -
Lou Richards
Senator Specter -
Sandy Martin
Ticket Lady -
Lauren Fray
Playmate -
Nicole Andrews
Sexy Nurse -
Kristian Lupo
Anthony's Goon -
Arthur Eric Hunter
Keith - Long Haired ... -
Shira Vilensky
Hippy Girl -
Soumaya Akaaboune
Feminist #1 -
Simona Williams
Feminist #2 -
Demi Moore
Gloria Steinem -
Mary-Louise Parker
Gloria Steinem
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All Critics (112) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (51)
Seyfried, with her huge features crowding her small face, looks like Alice in a very strange Wonderland. But whatever possibilities she may have as an actress are eradicated by the filmmakers ...
Top CriticLinda's feelings are rarely revealed: that's left to the gloomy final act, which feels more like a guilt-inducing postscript than a genuine reveal.
"Lovelace" becomes too distracted by industry politics and the cultural context of the film's release to provide more than a snapshot of her life either before or after she stepped in front of a camera.
Lovelace bids to whip up hot indignation about an outrage four decades old. Instead, it provokes dismay.
Unfortunately, most of Lovelace is more generic and familiar, right down to the too-neat happy ending.
This drama from codirectors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman is so respectful of 70s porn sensation Linda Lovelace that instead of humanizing the Deep Throat star, it reduces her to one dimension: victim.
The campy script gives way to campy performances from a plethora of celebrities making distracting cameos.
Star/co-producer Amanda Seyfried is strong in this 'Linda Lovelace' biopic from co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, but she's not quite right, with her gorgeous, goo-goo-eyes looking quite unlike the homelier, less glam Linda.
Amanda Seyfried brings the mythologised Lovelace to life ...a surprisingly touching, extraordinary biopic. It certainly stands with Boogie Nights (1997) and Hardcore (1979) as one of the few good feature films about porn.
There is little doubt that most attention will focus on the relatively small but crucial role of Dorothy, Linda's mother, played with heartbreaking honesty by Sharon Stone
It's voyeuristic, unbelievable and often shocking as it delivers surprises, twists and many elements of interest, including an effective depiction of the times during the sexual revolution
It's voyeuristic, unbelievable and often shocking as it delivers surprises, twists and many elements of interest, including an effective depiction of the times during the sexual revolution
As good as it is, Lovelace oddly avoids further illuminating Boreman, beyond what we already know.
It's a somewhat simplistic dichotomy but Amanda Seyfried does a good job managing the contradictions of her character, and her co-stars Sharon Stone and Peter Sarsgaard keep the pace.
Considering the subject matter, this watered-down biopic of porn star Linda Lovelace doesn't seem nearly edgy enough.
While sympathetic lacks the nerve to fully detail the injustices she suffered at Trainor's hands.
[A] dubious, dislikable film ...
An explicit, depressing study of human sadness that goes beyond the melancholy.
This is less a film about Linda Boreman than a film about stuff that happened to Linda Boreman.
One thing's for sure: this exposé ain't deep.
Seyfried is excellent, morphing from naive good-time girl to abused victim to, ultimately, empowered wife and mother.
Lovelace packs in a cavalcade of stars, including Juno Temple, James Franco and Sharon Stone, but doesn't exactly know how to use them.
Lovelace tells a difficult story creditably, yet its period detail has the effect of distancing the story, and its heroine remains an enigma ...
Amanda Seyfried and Peter Saarsgard are good as the Beauty and Beast of the 1970s porn industry in Lovelace.
Engaging, smartly directed biopic with impeccable production design, terrific performances and a superb script that cleverly tells two versions of the same story.
Audience Reviews for Lovelace
Super Reviewer
Amanda Seyfried does a great job as Linda. Very convincing.
Quite harrowing to watch in places. I knew next to nothing about Linda going into this, so I didn't realise it would be about domestic violence also. Never a pleasant topic, but handled quite well here.
The movie could have gone a little deeper (no pun intended) in a few places. Sometimes the motives weren't entirely clear, but again, with Linda's biography being a bit unreliable, perhaps that's because enough isn't actually known. It is hard to buy her story about being forced into porn when you find out through other sources (not mentioned in this film) that Deep Throat was far from Linda's first movie and she has a lovely back catalogue including beastiality movies.
However, still an interesting movie and cast are excellent.
Super Reviewer
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
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| Are porn stars supposed to be glorified? | 47 days ago | 4 |
| LOVELACE ON DVD? | 58 days ago | 2 |
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