PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

lamegabyte Well, a lot of you consider her as a non looker. However, for me, she is like a plug : i really feel electrified by her charisma and for that, she is as good as a lot of those sexy babes that i put on my list! Usually, this tension is on when there is a halo effect but here i can't remember a look alike girl that i would know. Sure, she is a bit like Madonna (#50) and Janine Lindemulder (#26) and maybe a Swedish girl i know but i'm sure that there's something more i can't explain yet.. What's sure is that when « Mississipi » aired again in July 2014, she literally illuminated my evening and thus i started to follow her movies. I would never expected to review one of her movies here but this one is really worthy of it ! This « Laurel canyon » is totally terrific and exciting as for one time, Frances gets very loose : i understand that she wanted to try nudity and pushes her usual envelope and honestly she wins! flashing her tits, unzipping her man, swimming nude and having a sort of threesome with a girl… The fact that her partner is Beckinsale just adds some more spice and truly things really get hot in that canyon!

KamAtIMDb I rented this movie several times. Today I bought it so I can see it anytime I want. My review is like the guy that wanted more for an ending and the other reviews that like Kate, but think that nudity would be better in this movie.It brings back memories. I was an ER doc at Santa Monica Hospital 12hr shifts, 5 days on 5 days off. I was invited to a lot of parties in Venice Beach, Laurel Canyon, Malibu. Good memories. I never drink more than 1 beer per day (ER docs only see the bad things that happen), but I love that life style. It is not for me, but I had a great time being part of it. Advice to the director: Do this film again. This time get an actress that will jump into it and give it 'her all'. I am not asking for an xxx film, but you already have R rating. Do it correctly the next time. Also, don't quit so soon. I want to see more with Sam and Sara. I want to see what happens with Alex (I married a girl like that and I am a guy like Sam) You have a great 'showtime' novel. I could compare it to 'Californication' but with REAL people and a REAL life outcome, less drinking and drugs and more REAL life. This is more than one of those day-time soaps. Southern California is an exciting mystery to the rest of the world. I have been around and talked to a lot of people from all over the world. They are all fascinated by California, movie people and crazy lifestyles. They may not be real but are exciting and captivating. Most people are like me: I could never live that lifestyle, but I love to imagine myself in it. I will watch your work long after I retire. You could make showtime a fortune. It is worth 5 seasons minimum.

nowrabase This is a really interesting movie; not quite sure why or how it hasn't received more kudos that it has. The plot is not for the faint hearted when it comes to issues of sexuality and nor is the language. But if one is of a mature age and attitude; this is well worth watching. This is an ensemble performance so I wont single out any single actor for particular comment; the sound track is integral to the film and while present, does not overwhelm. One of the interesting aspects of this film is how it deals with age. Ultimately this film is about reality and ambiguity of relationships and the importance of honest and as such it about life. Highly recommended.

PWNYCNY A Hollywood touchy-feely movie that has all the subtlety of a lead rock. It doesn't take much to soon figure where this movie is taking the audience. The sexual threesomes or foursomes or twosomes or whatever soon dominate the story as the audience is asked to accept a whole range of implausibilities in order for the story to work. The mother, the son, the girl-friend, the musician, all clichés, all unbelievable, all annoying, most of all the son, played by Christian Bale, in a glaring example of miscasting that is egregious, even for a Hollywood movie, which is saying a lot. The setting itself is contrived, as if Laurel Canyon is some kind of stage, a place that's so special. C'mon! It's L.A. Nothing special about that. It's not even Hollywood. Nothing in this movie works accept the final scene where the two main male characters get into a fight. Only then does the movie come to life. This movie is further proof that Hollywood should stay away from the touchy-feely stuff and stick to what it does best - producing c-g action pictures with cartoon-like characters. After all, isn't that what the public wants?