Cam (CREDIT: Netflix)
Starring: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid, Imani Hakim
Director: Daniel Goldhaber
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Release Date: November 16, 2018 (Netflix)
Cam is a very sex-positive movie.
That might sound like an obvious thing to say. ESPECIALLY if you’re familiar with the synopsis. Madeline Brewer (the star of the film) plays Alice, who works as a webcam model. That is to say, she puts on live shows on the Internet of herself performing in a sexual manner. But then her feed is commandeered by someone (or something) that looks exactly like her, and she has to do her darndest to recover it.
There’s no tsk-tsking about Alice’s chosen profession, even during moments when you think there might be. Sure, there are a few bozos who overstep boundaries, but that’s more than counteracted plenty of support. For example, when the truth about Alice is revealed to her mom, you’re primed for her reaction to be, “You have brought great shame to this family.” But instead, she recognizes an increased confidence in her daughter as she slips into her online persona and basically says to her, “I’m so proud of you.” There’s actually a bit of miscommunication in that moment, but it’s nevertheless nice to have that boost when you’re in the fight of your life against a ghost (or whatever the doppelgänger is).
Human beings are sexual creatures. Supernatural entities that steal our identities can’t stop that. But it sure is scary when they try to.
I give Cam 400 Tokens.
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