A sex worker (Mikey Madison) who does lap dancing at a sex club works as a prostitute on her off hours. For some unfathomable reason, she falls in love with a spoiled Russian brat (Mark Eydelshteyn), who's a definite case of arrested development. Their marriage causes a ruckus when his parents find out. Written and directed by Sean Baker (TANGERINE). The winner of the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes film festival and one of the most critically lauded movies of 2024. I was underwhelmed. The film's first 45 minutes are excruciating to sit through and it doesn't start popping until around the 47 minute mark. Madison gives a terrific performance, better than the movie deserves although I found her character's stupidity annoying. As the Russian male bimbo, Eydelshteyn comes across as a poor imitation of the "wild and crazy" Czech brothers played by Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Other than Madison, there is one other performance worth mentioning: Yura Borisov as a Russian henchman who brings some complexity to an underwritten role. I found much of the film repetitive and could have been shorn by 15 minutes at least. With Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan and Darya Ekamasova.
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