Nowhereland

So sad but true. Could have gone many ways. I had several scenarios in my head but I do like to be surprised by endings

This movie starts out with statistics about child prostitution. What should have been a cautionary tale turns into an excuse to have the lead actress in several sex scenes, some where she was actually enjoying the sex. Don't get me wrong, I'm no prude, but this didn't feel like it was trying to show me the worst of society, rather, I felt like I was being shown her body and her sexual acts in a style that sought to make them feel sexy instead of horrifying...which I though was the point of the movie.

There just didn't seem to be anything going on here and no real message. The movie Thirteen or Megan is Missing have more to offer as far as what can go wrong with at risk teens.

Because it appears that we have a ton of experts in underage prostitution. "So real", "gripping truth", etc. But seriously, it's a dark indie pick that depicts desperate people trying to survive in a way-to-expensive California while never considering moving to somewhere else or doing something else. It does a good job of displaying a white trash attitude and mindset.

1st off, the young girl main character is very pretty, which doesn't hurt. The acting by everyone is decent and the characters and situations seem realistic. Location shooting is one of the strongest aspects of this film. However, I wasn't quite satisfied. If it somehow went deeper I would have given it one or two more stars.

When I saw this movie on amazon, I assumed it was a soft-core porn flick, but then the film starts with the messaged about how teen girls are exploited for sex. that really ruin my high.

The movie tries to cover everything you ever herd about teen prostitution and role it up in one girl, and it becomes a series of adventures in her life. Semi episodic going from one segment to another, but it does help to get the message across.

It is a realistic story about survival trying to be very leveled in telling us what it takes to be a girl in this position.

Yet still, the opening tiled message does help to get me in the tone of the drama this is suppose to be, the movie still kinda feels like a soft-core porn. It never ever gets out of that mood.

For me it does not make this an easier pill to shallow. In fact it does what a work of art should do...it makes me think, about the young girls who go into porn and I've seen at strip clubs and what actually got them there.

So, great film to watch, with a great message, unless your one of those guys who lives at the strip club, than this might mess up your head a little (or at lease I hope it does).