Review of Meet Monica Velour (2010) by Will G — 11 Dec 2011

This movie had some promise. Kim Cattrall is a worn-out porn star, struggling to make it in life some 30 years aftera successful porn career. Ingram is a nerdy teen who idolizes who Cattrall used to be, star Monica Velour. Through a chance bit of fate, and some story writing of course, he gets the chance to meet her.

I was hoping for something a little darker. The porn industry is notoriously bad on mental health. How would Velour be coping three decades later? Well, she's washed up, divorced, and fighting for custody of her daughter. How does she do it? Some drinking, some drugs, and some unemployment. It could and probably should have been fairly dark at this point. Still, the movie maintained a sense of humor and remained light.

Not bad performances. Ingram could be considered a Napoleon Dynamite knockoff, but he's got a little more personality. Cattrall is known for more glamorous roles, so it was nice to see her venture out into low-lifedom. In the end, however, the story just doesn't add up. She is really going to associate with this kid? He is really going to hitch rides all over North America, including Mexico and Cawker City's very own ball of twine? Bullshit. A nice overdose or hanging would have brought this story home. The porn star turned crummy human being walking away with the kid's five grand wasn't quite dark enough.