On the Doll (2007)

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When the first scene starts with penis-shaped lipstick, blowjob talk, and two girls (Courtney and Melody) flashing their panties to some dude jerkin his gerkin in a car nearby, you can tell it’s going to be a twisted, sex-charged feature. Come to find out, the jerker is one of their teachers, Mr. Garrett, who later drugs and rapes Melody. Courtney vows revenge, and they set him up, with the end result being his nutbag (accidently) getting cut off.

Balery, a callgirl, wants to run an ad in a sex paper in order to get someone to help her screw over one of her regulars, who carries a bundle of cash and likes sexual perversion. Jaron, aka Jizz, arranges the ads in the paper, and gives money to his boss every week to pay Jimmy, in order to get his sister, Tara, out of the peepshow business. Jaron chooses to help Balery out, and after repeatedly punching the dude in the nuts until he passes out, they jack him for 22 grand. Problem is, the guy turns out to be one of Jimmy’s employees, and it’s his money they took.

Tough guy, Wes, and his girlfriend are in a band. In order to make their big break, they need new equipment so they can record an album. To get that money, she sells her services, and Wes is the driver. She gets a call from a guy who she'd seen before, but upon arrival, he isn't happy, since she's been using her roommate's picture, and that's who he expects. So, he tells her to leave, but not wanting to go empty-handed, she tries hitting him up for a cancellation fee, which he refuses to pay. So, Wes gets involved, gets shot, and the guy ends up running for his life from Wes's pitbull.

With elements of teenage rebellion, deviance, and indecency, this seemed like a Larry Clark flick. But, what set it apart was the lack of nudity, and the semi-climactic ending. So, if it's not Larry's creation, whose is it? It's Thomas Mignone's, better known for his work in the music video industry with Type O Negative, Sepultura, Slipknot, and David Hasselhoff.

I liked this movie, but was a little disappointed in the ending, hoping for one last twist. I’m pretty convinced that Mignone was influenced by Clark, and maybe even Vincent Gallo. A pretty good feature for his first movie outing, and this is a director to keep a tab on, since like Clark and Gallo, he isn’t afraid to push the envelope of what’s acceptable, and doesn't seem to care what may offend his audience.

If Brown Bunny, Bully, Kids, or Havoc are part of your collection, this will easily compliment them. And, highly recommended is Ken Park, which you can pick up at Xploited Cinema as an NTSC Region 0. Sadly, though, it has yet to get an official Region 1 release.

ACTING --4-- HUMOR --2-- BLOOD/GORE --1-- NUDITY --0-- LARRY CLARK-LIKE --3.5-- NAUGHTINESS --3.5--

OVERALL RATING --3.5--