Lovelace (2013)

Genre: Biographical / Drama

Directed by: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone

Running time: 93 minutes

Lovelace is the story of Linda Boreman, who was pushed into the porn industry by her abusive husband, Chuck Traynor, and became known as Linda Lovelace and the infamous movie called Deep Throat. After being abused mentally and physically and robbed of her earnings for the film she made, she decided to get away, build a new life for herself and start a family with another man. She wrote a book and became a crusader against the porn business.

When I first saw the name of Amanda Seyfried for the title role, I was a bit apprehensive. In my mind, it did not feel like she was cut out for such a heavy role. Boy, was I wrong. She is solid as the title character. Peter Sarsgaard is also very good as the a-hole husband. You forget these are actors at work and you start believing it.

I would like to give a special mention to Sharon Stone, who is unrecognizable as Linda Boreman’s mother. There is one scene where she has that disgusted look on her face as she slaps her daughter in the face; it sent chills down my spine.

The main issue with Lovelace is the storytelling. As the movie goes along, the filmmakers start rushing things, and, by the end of it, it feels like some important stuff was left out. They could have stretched out Linda Boreman’s escape from the clutches of Traynor a little more, in my opinion. I must say I appreciate the way they showed parts of the beginning of their relationship twice, once the way she saw it as an innocent young woman and then the way she saw it after losing her innocence.

Lovelace is still worth seeing for the acting performances, but the storytelling could have been so much better.

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