thebitterguy

Man, that was a good movie. Nice tale of the life of a woman who wanted to be a model/actress, and ended up on the receiving end of the HJD spear (just like the comics industry).

Gretchen Mol's performance was one of those chameleon-like ones. The physical transformation alone (which won't get her an Oscar because that only happens if it makes you uglier) was astounding, but her performance felt organic and natural.

The story didn't have much of an over-arching narrative; instead, it told us about her life, including a short bit on each of her marriages and on her early life, but focussed primarily on her time in New York.

The bondage stuff was just hilarious. The way it started out as "oh, it's a special costume" to the Claws' siblings justifications for their clients peccadillos ("They're important people under a lot of stress") was interesting, as was Bettie's hilarious encounter with a fan ("Do we disgust you? Do you want to crush us?" made me laugh so hard I wanted to pee)..

I also liked how they made it clear she never just found God; she'd been a fairly devout person all along. I liked how she had a debate on how God would view her activities while she was tied up for a shoot.

Saw the film w/ Cynra,

redeem147 and

liquidize and a friend of hers. Bumped into SF maestro Derwin Mak on the street afterwards, which wasn't surprising. It would have been surprising if he HADN'T been there, really.