Watching a character make poor choices can be a trying experience, depending on the genre at hand. Seeing this in a comedy?
Potentially hilarious. Observing similar acts in a drama? Quite possibly heartbreaking. The new drama Lost Girls & Love Hotels comes very close to going too far over the edge, but a tremendous central turn from Alexandra Daddario saves the day.
Without her, it would have been a bleak and unduly trying experience. With her, it becomes a tough but compelling bit of cinema.
By no means is it an easy one to watch, but armed with Daddario’s performance, there’s enough here to make it worthy of a slight recommendation.
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