Lover Girl

This independent drama takes an unexpectedly light and emotionally sensitive approach to a potentially controversial subject -- a teenager taking up a career as a prostitute. Sixteen-year-old Jake (Tara Subkoff) is a pretty but troubled girl who has been abandoned by her mother. Needing a place to ...more

Although it's unpolished and sometimes loses its footing, this fluffy indie drama parlays its fine performances, well-structured script, and quirky je ne sais quois into an oddly affecting combination. Tara Subkoff gives a grave, sweet lead performance as Jake, a sugar-addicted teen with a deadbeat mom, a loser sister, and nowhere to go. Simultaneously naive and knowing, but never coy, Subkoff's portrayal brings out the nascent maternal side in Sandra Bernhard, who tries, usually successfully, ...more