This Girl's Life (Unrated Version)

Starring:James Woods, Juliette Marquis, Kip Pardue, Tomas Arana, Michael Rapaport, Rosario Dawson, Isaiah Washington, Ioan Gruffudd, Cheyenne Silver, Kam Heskin, Alexi Yulish, Sean Douglas, Sherrie Rose, Sung Hi Lee, Ken Davitian, Jay Montalvo, Bob Sattler, Chase Bramlage, Isley Nicole Melton, Graham Shiels
Director: Ash
Studio: Hart Sharp Video
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

This Girl's Life examines the world of a young internet porn star named Moon (Juliette Marquis, in her acting debut). It focuses on her relationship with her Parkinson's disease-suffering father (James Woods), her best friend (Rosario Dawson), her porn producer (Tomas Arana), and her potential boyfriend (Kip Pardue). Told from a female perspective, the new guilt-free voyeuristic sexuality emerging in the rising generation is explored while the young sex star's world unravels as she tests the boundaries of both herself and those around her.

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Starring: Alexi Yulish, Cheyenne Silver, Ioan Gruffudd, Isaiah Washington, James Woods, Juliette Marquis, Kam Heskin, Kip Pardue, Michael Rapaport, Rosario Dawson, Sean Douglas, Tomas Arana
Directed By: Ash (Filmmaker)
Running Time: 104 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

poor story with un-(or under)-developed characters.......2007-04-04

Apart from James Woods, this was dismal. The Moon character is suppose to have this awakening and by the end of the movie be a woman. The situations she was put in were transparent and lacked any grounding in a rational mind. If she was this big porn SUPERSTAR then why can't she afford a nurse to care for her "Parkinson's disease-suffering" father when she is gone? Would not starting a business based on trying to make people cheat be dangerous? Would saying you can "take on" twenty guys be a bad move? I know that was not Moon but the stupidity is not limited to her story. A little, and I mean VERY little, common sense would have put her in the same place that this lunatic story did.

Again and again the actions and journeys taken are unnecessary except as poorly executed attempts to emotionally manipulate the viewer. Just a touch of logic or common sense would have been nice. I don't sympathize with fools.

Strangely uneven movie.......2006-09-06

For a movie that promotes itself as a trashy Skinemax flick, it's sure trying hard to be quality. All the actors deliver their lines with a crisp delivery that makes you think that they are reciting Shakespeare and that Method Acting never reared it's mumbling head. The camera work is excellent and the characters are engaging enough.

The problem with this movie is that it doesn't know if it wants to be the sleazy movie that it's advertised as, or a serious drama about a woman trying to care for her father with Parkinson's disease. James Woods is giving it his all as the one character in the movie that mumbles and stumbles and falls. He's got enough energy to let you know that he was once a powerful figure and the way the disease tears into him is that much more heart breaking.

The only problem is that he's acting the hell out of this tragic character in the middle of a sleazy sex movie. So every time he shows up, he's distracting from a Skinemax scene, and as much as I admire the man's acting, he's not so good of an actor that his tragic character can overcome his interruption of the sleazy parts.

So this could have been a good movie - or it could have been two separate good movies, but instead it's one big mess.

A Sad Cautionary Tale.......2006-06-05

I did not find this film to be particularly erotic. I only found it to be sad. It did, however, have a few redeeming qualities.

The story is of a beautiful young woman in the porn business. She was not forced into it. The money is only part of it. She does it because she likes sex. She works on the internet and makes a good living. She also takes care of her father who suffers from Parkinson's disease.

Through the course of the film, she undergoes a character change. She decides to go into the PI business investigating men for infidelity and that takes her to some even uglier parts of life. She seems amoral but there is some character in there. The problem is she is not sure what she wants. She thinks she may have found a boyfriend but is not sure. The factors in her life, stress, taking care of Pops, an aides scare, physical danger and such prompt an even stronger character change. Most people would consider it to be for the better.

The end is ambiguous. You know she has cleaned up some aspects of her life but we are not really sure how thorough the cleaning is.

The film is well acted and well done. The drama is real and some of the action is graphic. It does what a drama should do in terms of generating character development and change. Still, sitting through it was a trial for me. I am glad to have seen it but I don't need to do it again.

Marquis shines where drama slighly falters.......2006-01-29

Juliette Marquis pops off the screen in this movie (first seen on Showtime). James Woods chews scenery as her disabled father.

Great movie with a less-than-great ending.......2005-10-23

In fact, "This Girls Life" seems to be two movies: first, it works over the relationships of internet pornstar Moon and the world around her - this part is truly great, with very well constructed characters (specially Moon herself and her ill father, played by James Woods) and cleverly avoiding making judgments about anything; the second, which comes up on the final third of the movie, is clearly weaker, more moralist and somehow desconstructing the characters so wonderfully built in the ifrst part.

Average customer rating:

poor story with un-(or under)-developed characters
Strangely uneven movie
A Sad Cautionary Tale
Marquis shines where drama slighly falters
Great movie with a less-than-great ending

This Girl's Life
Starring: James Woods , Juliette Marquis , Kip Pardue , Tomas Arana , and Michael Rapaport
Director: Ash
Manufacturer: Arts Alliance Amer
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002WZTAM
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Customer Reviews:

poor story with un-(or under)-developed characters.......2007-04-04

Strangely uneven movie.......2006-09-06

A Sad Cautionary Tale.......2006-06-05

Marquis shines where drama slighly falters.......2006-01-29

Juliette Marquis pops off the screen in this movie (first seen on Showtime). James Woods chews scenery as her disabled father.

Great movie with a less-than-great ending.......2005-10-23

This Girl's Life [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Netherlands ]

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This Girl's Life [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Netherlands ]
Director: Ash
Manufacturer: Paradiso
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Product Description

Netherlands released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Dutch (Subtitles), WIDESCREEN, SYNOPSIS: A slice-of-life view of modern morality filtered through the eyes of a young and down-to-earth po&rn star, writer/director Ash's character-driven drama offers a unique perspective of the ad&ult film industry. Moon (Juliette Marquis) is one of the most popular ad&ult film stars around, and she finds no fault in using her sexuality as a means of profit. As she continues the process of renewing her contract, Moon's personal life remains a delicate issue due to her father's (James Woods) degeneration due to Parkinson's disease and a blind date (Kip Pardue) who remains hesitant to get close to Moon after learning of her profession. Although she makes a healthy living and sees nothing in particular wrong with her profession, Moon must ultimately reevaluate her life in order to understand what is best for both her and the people she cares most about.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Scene Access, Interactive Menu,

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