Review of Cookies & Cream

I enjoyed this little story about Carmen, a women who performs on a porn website. The actress, Jace Nicole, was very capable, and seems like someone who could go on to bigger roles. However, it is very much a slice of life story: slow moving, character-focused, without a lot of plot advancement. Basically we see her struggles, the focus of which is her dating life. The tone of the film is very poignant. Carmen dates one jerk after another, until she finds a nice, genuine guy who we expect her to end up with. However, she holds back from telling him she works in porn. The movie ends with Carmen continuing to work on the website so that she can build a better life for her and her daughter. I kind of expected an ending like "Pretty Woman," but got something closer to "Boogie Nights." Some of the acting and dialog was pretty bad, even for a low budget production. The boyfriend probably was the worst actor, but the parents were given the most ridiculous lines. They had to tell these sappy anecdotes that had nothing to do with anything. It sounded like it was written by someone who had no idea how these characters should sound, like a middle schooler trying to think up dialog for a senior citizen. Overall, I was glad to have seen it, and I think the biggest reason was the performance from Jace Nicole. I do hope she gets noticed.