The Life (Unrated Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Life (Unrated Edition)
Movie Review: Boring. slow
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought basically, because I love Denisee Richards and Daryl Hanna, plus I like also Valerie Tasso, besides I am a fan of Pierre Woodman, they all appear on the film, among some well know adult stars like Dora Venter, Rita Faltoyano. But really the film is not good at all, it is slow, the elements don't match. It is sometimes hard to follow. It is really not worth buying it.Movie Review: A Tedious Affair
Summary: 2 Stars
Persons looking for gratuitous titillation from bombshells Denise Richards or Daryl Hannah will be disappointed. Those looking for a story line will similarly be disappointed. In fact, anyone seeking any entertainment at all will not find much of worth in here. All is not lost, though. Persons looking for short interviews from people in the sex industry might find something of interest.
Ostensibly, this is the story of two women. Denise Richards plays a doctoral student who trying to get through school. Daryl Hannah plays an older woman in her apartment building with no visible means of support. When Richards has a hard time making her rent payments, she asks Hannah how she pays the bills. Her answer is simple. She's a hooker and she offers to help Richards into the business. She does with mixed results. That's virtually the entire story line but I would be surprised if it is even a quarter of the film.
Most of the film is taken up with short interviews of people in the sex business. Some are truck stop hookers; some are high priced call girls. Some are pimps and madams. Some are customers. Few of them speak English and the interviews are subtitled. There seems to be some unity of theme with the interviews. Similar questions are asked of various people within the same segment. These segments have nothing to do with the story line. They are merely interspersed throughout.
Its all kind of sad. One gets the impression that a truly fascinating documentary could have been made. One also suspects that a really fine movie could have been made. This is neither.
Movie Review: Eh...
Summary: 4 Stars
Calling "The Life" a movie would be inaccurate. It's not there to be enjoyed or to entertain; And it's more like a documentary with a pointless storyline involving Denise Richards and Daryl Hannah. The only reason I rented this movie was because Richards and Hannah were on the cover and it has a tagline that says "What's your pleasure?" Well, Richards and Hannah is a good start. I rented it and only when I got home did I realize that it's got a pitiful storyline interwoven with interviews. The movie is a little over 70 minutes. This is a rough estimate, but about 55 minutes is interviews...The storyline is barely there, the filmmakers have thrown the two actresses on the cover to get people to do exactly what I did. Grab the movie. They would've been better off editing out all of Richards and Hannah's stuff, because basically it's about A graduate student (Richards) who's neighbor is a prostitute (Hannah). Her grant is running out and she needs to make money, so she (kinda) takes up the world's oldest profession. There is almost no character development and you feel nothing for any of these characters. The interviews (which claim that the people aren't actors, but their dialogue sounds very scripted) don't really do what the filmmakers want. They don't leave you mortified and haunted, they basically tell you what you were already aware of and they don't speak that graphically. It's the final scene, where each prostitute reveals where they see themselves in a few years. It's a sad to see that some of these people have dug themselves so deep into this profession that they're not even sure how to dig themselves out. If you want to see a pseudo-documentary on prostitution, then you mihgt like this. If that doesn't strike your fancy, don't bother.
GRADE: B
Movie Review: INTERESTING DOCUMENTARY: AWFUL DRAMA
Summary: 3 Stars
What "THE LIFE" is, is a very frank discussion of world wide prostitution. Some how someone got the rather "bad" idea of framing the DOCUMENTARY with a series Dramatic renactment of the DOCUMENTARY using "bankable" english speaking stars (Daryl Hannah, Denise Richards, Joaquim de Almeeida). While the acting is ok, you feel teased if not manipulated and this tends to take away from the DOCUMENTARY. In style it will remind you of "Sex, Lies and Video Tape". I will add there is little in this DOCU/DRAMA that could not have played with a "R" rating. Neither Hannah or Richards reveal anything we haven't seen before. Movie Review: Don't be fooled by bad reviews!
Summary: 4 Stars
First off, this isn't a showcase for Daryl or Denise (although they are great in their parts) but it is a showcase for prostitutes and does a good job of providing insight into their lives. Both male and female prostitutes are shown, just to be fair, as well as their customers. That said, the scenes with Denise and Daryl are worth the price of the DVD. Denise Richards is sexy enough in a still photo and sexier still in her scene with the a film producer. Don't expect to see Daryl or Denise in the nude. It doesn't happen. There is plenty of nudity though. The DVD is technically well done also. See it if you like documentaries and want to learn a bit about the seamier side of life.