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Women in Trouble

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Women in Trouble

R

Released Nov 13, 2009

1h 35m

Comedy

Drama

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The lives of various and disparate women intersect when a porn superstar named Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino) discovers she is pregnant and subsequently becomes trapped in an elevator with a neurotic woman. Meanwhile, another porn actress named Holly Rocket (Adrianne Palicki) joins a friend on a mission to score an extra payday.

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Critics Consensus

Sebastian Gutierrez certainly has an eye for the beauty of the female form, but Women in Trouble lacks a compelling script or point of view to go with its curvaceous visual appeal.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Gutierrez's story is structurally clichd ... but, worse still, his characters are uniformly unbelievable and two-dimensional.

Rated: D

Apr 22, 2011

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

It's not pornography, but it evokes that same uneasy feeling that you're watching something that's so wrong but so right at the same time.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2010

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Rex Reed

Observer

In the "whatever were they thinking of" genre, a new entry: Women in Trouble.

Dec 10, 2009

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Mark Peikert

New York Press

A lucky alchemy of writer and cast turns what could have been an indie bore into something surprisingly uproarious.

Nov 18, 2009

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

A good look at men dealing with women and a good look at the supposedly soft side of porn doesn't make a good looking film.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 16, 2009

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A tedious dramady about an unappealing group of women in Los Angeles.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 15, 2009

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Daniel S

Girl boss bs! Go watch paint dry, you will thank me.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Audience Member

A lot of very good acting talent has been wasted in this film. Certainly, a lot of good talent is present, but the lead characters are given very little to do or say. The director has an appreciation for the female physique, but he doesn't seem to know women very well, or he's not demonstrating that knowledge very well. I'm sure any woman watching the film, if there are any, would have to be saying, 'who would do that?' I have no explanation. As expected, the men in the film are all exploitative, or happy to be exploited. None of them seem to inhabit much intelligence. Even worse, the women don't fare much better. It's not a 'porn movie', but as an episodic comedy, the situations are so far-fetched that I stared at the screen and eventually gave up. Sorry. I like Carla Gugino and Connie Britton, but both actresses have done much better in other projects. Give this a pass.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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10 women got themselves in a variety of sticky situations. The stories were badly connected and the blue comedy didn't work as well as Gutierrez might have expected. The ensemble was great, featuring a talented cast of good looking people, but at times acting as distraction to the bland storytelling and thin material.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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The often thin material spits out a couple of humorous incidents. 17.8.14

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

A waste of beauty, talent, and time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

It was good. But that's where it ended. The flash forwards were a tad strange, loud and unnecessary, but I enjoy it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

The lives of various and disparate women intersect when a porn superstar named Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino) discovers she is pregnant and subsequently becomes trapped in an elevator with a neurotic woman. Meanwhile, another porn actress named Holly Rocket (Adrianne Palicki) joins a friend on a mission to score an extra payday.

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Producer: Sebastian Gutierrez
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez
Distributor: Screen Media Ventures
Production Co: Gato Negro Films
Rating: R (Strong Dialogue|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m

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