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The casting of Seyfried in the title role seemed like an odd choice going in but I thought she managed to be fairly convincing and certainly puts in a good performance, as does Saarsgard as her first spouse. The film draws from Lovelace's own autobiographies as it's source which does leave the veracity of events slightly open to question and the manner in which the film opts to relate them not always in a linear fashion is a little irritating and at times briefly confusing.
That for a while she experienced a lifestyle and events that many of us can only imagine is undoubted, sadly though this feels like a sanitised version that ultimately just skims the surface.
Lovelace (2013) - Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman - +
Biopic of Linda Lovelace that focuses primarily on her first marriage and infamous role in the adult movie Deep Throat. With the subject matter incorporating the adult film industry there is naturally nudity and depiction of sexual acts involved but for those concerned about such things there is nothing overly graphic or titillating to be seen.The casting of Seyfried in the title role seemed like an odd choice going in but I thought she managed to be fairly convincing and certainly puts in a good performance, as does Saarsgard as her first spouse. The film draws from Lovelace's own autobiographies as it's source which does leave the veracity of events slightly open to question and the manner in which the film opts to relate them not always in a linear fashion is a little irritating and at times briefly confusing.
That for a while she experienced a lifestyle and events that many of us can only imagine is undoubted, sadly though this feels like a sanitised version that ultimately just skims the surface.