Rotten
Has some scattered witty notions, but it is not funny.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Elektra Luxx
From adult film star to functioning adult.
2011 · 1h 38m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Sebastian Gutierrez
Overview
A favor for a woman from her past throws the life of a pregnant, retired porn star into chaos.
Director and cast
- Sebastian Gutierrez Director
- Carla Gugino as Elektra Luxx
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Bert Rodriguez
- Timothy Olyphant as Dellwood Butterworth
- Adrianne Palicki as Holly Rocket
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Bambi Lindberg
- Malin Åkerman as Trixie
- Kathleen Quinlan as Rebecca Linbrook
- Lucy Punch as Dolores
- Marley Shelton as Cora
- Amy Rosoff as Olive Rodriguez
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
24%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A porn star's midlife crisis makes for a limp story in "Elektra Luxx."
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
Despite the fine thesping seen in this innocuous piece of fluff, the whole amounts to less than the sum of its parts.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
"Elektra Luxx" has a playful, breezy sexiness that gives the world of the film, porn biz and all, a refreshing innocence.
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
You sense that the characters, as much as we, are waiting for something to happen.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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