This Girl's Life (2003)

Porno! Now that I have your attention, let me tell you a bit about this neat little indie flick about an adult film star (played by Juliette Marquis), her disabled father, and her struggle to define herself beyond her body of work (bad pun). It pretty much manages to tick off every box that the promise of independent filmmaking provides. Unique moral perspective? The lead enjoys her line of work and has an interesting philosophical take on it. Unconventional topic? Well it is about porno! Content befitting its rating? We've got drug use, plenty of sex, and nudity (male and female). And how about piles of character actors? James Woods, Rosario Dawson, Michael Rapaport, Ioan Gruffodd, Isiah Washington, and Cheyenne Silver round out the cast. Meanwhile, the directing works, and the acting is likable all around, though really nothing special. The script is interesting and clever, but has trouble wrapping it's various threads toward the end. All in all it's a well made movie that has enough T&A for the guys, enough character for the ladies, and is sufficiently unique to keep the movie snobs off their collective soapbox.

7 out of 10.