2011 · comedy
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Directed by Tom Brady1h 37m2011
A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.
Our read: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) reads as a warm, breathless, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, breathless, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- intimate
- funny
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