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Kevin P A harrowing heartbreaking movie about alcoholism and prostitution and the two people wrapped up in both trying to share some genuine human connection before their broken lives take them further down the river. It is not for the faint of heart (especially near the end), but it’s an interesting character study for Nicholas Cage’s character and you really feel for the character Sera. She serves as such a great contrast to Nicholas Cage, where he’s lost all hope and has accepted his “path” as he continues to plunge, while she retains hope for a better future and finds a genuinely endearing romance with him where she knows it won’t last long, but goes for it anyway since she has no one else in her life she can confide to. The lead performances are fantastic with great chemistry and tragedy with its themes of co-dependency. Some of her scenes are really hard to watch, which can be debated on the movie’s sensitivity in portraying the disturbing SA subject matter. I certainly wish they spent more time dwelling on the aftermath and healing process. But I’d argue it still balances it enough by showcasing the cruelties escorts have to endure and how little sympathy they receive from society, while also giving her a hopeful ending with her multiple interviews in therapy, as well as her new apartment, subtle rejection of her leering clients, and final goodbye with Nicholas Cage’s character. Despite the heavy subject matter, the movie has a very lovely comforting jazzy soundtrack and a very colorful visual flair. It’s a very gripping drama about addiction and loneliness and one that can only be stomached once in a blue moon. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Landon J Decently enjoyable in a weird way. An alright character study that does ok to deliver on it's promise of sappy and endearing love story. Unfortunately this movie does not attempt to say anything of meaning with it's long run time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Brad M It's ok. Elisabeth Shue is smoking hott=3rd star. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding performances by Elisabeth Shue and Nicholas Cage, but the movie dragged at some points for me. It was interesting to see such a beautifully toxic couple lean on each other in such different codependent ways, but their love was beautiful. The directing was solid but nothing special, the writing was good but amplified by Nick Cages performance. How did he act so perfectly drunk the whole film? Well done sir. I saw this comment on the film about how Nick cage and Elisabeth Shue’s characters basically end up in the exact same spot as the start of the film if not worse, which was brutal for the character development aspect. Yet it keeps you interested with the drama of alcoholism and prostitution. If you can enjoy a slow film, give it a watch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Murray R Elizabeth Shue. Gorgeously talented! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Dana N A good story and good acting destroyed by some lame attempt to turn it into some kind of music video. This isn't VH1! The background blares loudly above everything else, and the choice of songs is poor anyway. This would have been 4-5 stars if not for that. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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