Cherry – Wanna Play? (2012)

Cherry – Wanna Play?: Directed by Stephen Elliott. With Ashley Hinshaw, Lili Taylor, Dev Patel, Diane Farr. A troubled young woman moves to San Francisco, where she becomes involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

“This movie had potential, but squandered it. The story of how a normal, average woman ends up in the porn industry had a lot going for it. It started well enough and seemed to be building to something profound. Instead, from a point it just drifts, and ends up going nowhere. At times it seems judgmental, then next moment titillating. Instead of objectivity the writer and director try to hedge their bets.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the plus side, Ashley Hinshaw is great in the lead role. Stunningly beautiful, and convincing. James Franco proves yet again that he is vastly overrated as an actor, coming across as a clueless kid in a school play. He is may well be the male version of Kristen Stewart…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHeather Graham does well in a supporting role. Dev Patel seems a bit miscast in his role.”