Girls on Film

No pun intended - see the main character calls herself Rain, so ... well you understand I think without me having to tell you what I mean. As with another movie I saw recently, I was wondering where this was going - Cam girls, the profession and the person behind (the camera) are an interesting subject - they reveal quite a bit of themselves, but maybe not the really important things.

No puns intended here either - and if you worry one way or another: there is nudity - with a few scenes that could be described erotic. But this is more about human depths - emotional scars and connections ... and the lack thereof. Being connected - yet disconnected.

Being together yet far apart (metaphorically speaking and all that). I think you can tell where this is going early on - still interesting to watch it unfold. The actresses do their best - still not sure the script helps them that much (at least as I see it unfold in the movie, no offense) ... you decide if you have and can spare the time to ... watch!

Calling this movie sexy is actually counterintuitive. It is sexy, but it is so much more and probably one of the best LGBTQ+/lesbian romance stories I've ever seen. We don't often get treated to a love story that builds from the ground up like this. I felt the tension and love between the characters and was captivated by what might happen next between them. From the moment they locked eyes when they first meet next to Blake's fabulous pool until the last moments of the film. It is a very honest look into a queer love story between two women. I'm going to spread the word in the queer community. It's a much watch.

There is one movie that will draw in viewers wanting to see some skin. The other movie may keep some who see more depth to the two characters. Rain has aspirations of becoming a nurse, and live streams suggestive videos, for which men pay to see, and she makes a modest income, with 20,000 followers. One day she gets kicked out of her apartment when the landlord discovered what she was doing She winds up at a very nice home with Blake, for $2000/month, in Palm Springs. Blake tells her she needs millions of viewers. Rain grew up very poor with hardship, while Blake is swimming in daddy's money. Rain has sort of a baby fat face, which some will find fetching. Blake, on the other hand is very lonely, is a drug addict with depression, and Sterling is hired by her father to keep her out of trouble, so he lives in the house. Neither of the 'two' movies are particularly well done, but are viewable. Is the moral that money does not buy happiness? Blake can be clingy and also cruel and Rain seems a bit naive. As Blake draws Rain into more and more edgy live streams, the 'likes' and the money and viewers start rolling in. But the destructive nature of the addict is always present. However, Rain tries to keep her mind on her goal, and the courses start soon. Blake doesn't care about that.

Girls on Film is a beautifully written story of two lost young women, Rain and Blake. They find each other through not so unusual means and connect through a commonality of deep loss in their lives. We watch the women go through a myriad of ups and downs in their relationship. It's intense but relatable. Most of us have had broken relationships with broken people and that's exactly what this is. The acting was absolutely on point from both of the leads. The director really brought this story to life and I felt like a fly on the wall watching the love between Rain and Blake blossom and then... (no spoilers). The backdrop of Palm Springs was also really great and one that we don't get to see much, at least I haven't. It was stunning. Truly, such a good movie.

I thought the Girl Lost series was interesting and it's good to see Robin doing something a little different. Unfortunately the film was sort of a let down. I didn't feel magic in this film. Hopefully if Robin makes another LGBTQ film it would be more engaging. The film score was not very good, and the overall film was shot pretty generically. The actresses weren't great but I like the effort they put in, they did try. But the main problem for me with this film is that it felt sort of boring. For much of the film I didn't care what was happening, the film needed a slower pacing and more sizzle and personality, for a romance film it's missing that romantic feel to it. The emotional moments didn't hit me as hard as she was attempting to do. I do enjoy her films and I hope she does more but I would like to see better screenplays and more personality in her directing style, it's hard to describe Robin as a director.