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Today's film is a gay version of the classic Hollywood fantasy.

Become a star but first get any part you can get.

And if that fails get a handsome boyfriend.

Going Down in LA-LA Land (2012)

It is a little more complicated than that and the complications are interesting and enjoyable. This is a comedy that turns serious as romance enters the picture. Not something one bargains for when looking for a career "in the business".

The title is a little too corny and double entendré. Don't get it? Think about it.

It is a bit more elegant than that, not a peep show or a porn piece. But there are some nice bodies and some sweet sexy scenes between good looking people and what is wrong with that while you are working your way through a show business cliché?

The young star, Matthew Ludwinski, appears sort of white bread at the beginning and then he takes his shirt off. Amazing. Nothing dramatic, just every single inch in the right place and juxtaposition. It is totally believable that he could become a porn star (a sidetrack he gets into pursuing "legitimate" acting). I would certainly watch the whole thing after he is done with the nice foreplay and sweet love making that we do see.

It is a little too long at 144 minutes, the standard min/max for this kind of film is 90 minutes, so there is some dragging in the later scenes.

I liked it. I do not intend to buy our own copy but it is a credit to its genré and can be watched with some quiet enjoyment.

A 4 out of Netflix5.Maybe a 5 if we decide to buy it. I am awaiting a second opinion.

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