This movie is basically split in 2. The 1st half is the happy Lovelace story. There are allusion to trouble but it's never delved into. The 2nd half shows most of the behind the scenes violence and darkness. Good movies that does this have a reason behind this structure, most notably Rashômon(1950). Lovelace does this for no good cinematic reason.
The main problem is the 1st half. It's so annoyingly cutesy with her life. At the same time, it's obvious that a story behind the story isn't being told. It's a frustrating 45 min to sit thru. And it doesn't really show anything surprising or enlightening. It played like a weak Lifetime movie.
The 2nd half has the more compelling storyline. But it still seemed superficial. Just as an example, the mother and daughter storyline was amazing but it's given short-shrift. Instead of telling the same story twice, tell it once and expand on some of the more emotional elements.
Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard and especially Sharon Stone all give good performances. The blame can't be laid on them. They did their job. Then there is the 'Inspired by' tag, not 'Based on'. It's always a red flag in a biopic. We may not expect a documentary, but for god sakes, the woman wrote books. Not that tough to go 'Based on'.
The main problem is the 1st half. It's so annoyingly cutesy with her life. At the same time, it's obvious that a story behind the story isn't being told. It's a frustrating 45 min to sit thru. And it doesn't really show anything surprising or enlightening. It played like a weak Lifetime movie.
The 2nd half has the more compelling storyline. But it still seemed superficial. Just as an example, the mother and daughter storyline was amazing but it's given short-shrift. Instead of telling the same story twice, tell it once and expand on some of the more emotional elements.
Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard and especially Sharon Stone all give good performances. The blame can't be laid on them. They did their job. Then there is the 'Inspired by' tag, not 'Based on'. It's always a red flag in a biopic. We may not expect a documentary, but for god sakes, the woman wrote books. Not that tough to go 'Based on'.