Such a frustrating disappointment

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I have to admit, I only watched about thirty minutes of this, and was STILL left waiting ...I have never even actually left a review here before now. This movie was so dry in those thirty minutes that I was compelled to sign up, receive my e-mail confirmation, create an account...just to tell everyone how poor it was. Like many newer independent films, it lacks any sense of ambiance, fails to establish characters or even give us any reason to care about them. PLEASE filmmakers.... is it too much to ask for you to compel us to watch your creation anymore?as for Brian Dennehey, you are an icon...if you need the work, I have a deck that needs to be built. My only remark is to "say no" once in a while. You are still relevant, don't ruin it.

Watched this because I'm a Kim Cattrall fan. She shows she is a versatile and talented actress who can do much more than just Samantha. She can play anything from sophisticated Manhattanite to even trailer trash former porn star. She even lets all the wrinkles show.Her co-star Ingram is a bit too goofy looking to be watchable. Makes the movie a bit second rate. Could have chosen a more appealing nerd geek type.Unfortunately the story is more painful than touching.Overall watch it if you are Kim Cattrall fan, otherwise it isn't a must see.

Even with a surprisingly strong performance from Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, Mannequin, The Ghost Writer) as the titular character, it isn't worth meeting Monica Velour. The film is too clichéd to be any good and with a Napoleon Dynamite-ish protagonist (Dustin Ingram - Sky High) parts of it are downright bad. It is ALL seen that/done that.It is a coming of age tale about the Napoleon-clone, Tobe, who graduates from high school a virgin (oh the horror!) and is gifted a Weiner food-truck by his grandfather, Pop Pop (Brian Dennehy - First Blood, Romeo + Juliet, Assault on Precinct 13) upon graduation. It must be noted that Tobe is rather ungrateful for the gift which makes it difficult for him and the film to win-over a viewer ("oh the kid's un-imaginable plight!")To give Tobe a bit of originality, he adores vintage porn with one actress from the early 80's in particular -- Monica Velour. When he decides to sell his Weiner truck AND finds out that Ms. Velour is performing a special engagement near the buyer's location (oh the convenience!!!), Tobe roadtrips to Indiana to meet the woman of his dreams. What he discovers is that Ms. Velour is rather washed-up and jaded (and old) ... although she does initially fancy the young man's flirtations. Again -- it is ALL seen that/done that before. Tobe is supposed to come across as a pure innocent who wants/longs to help this damsel in distress; but his initial inability to listen to reason and wisdom offered up by the sage elder he is selling his truck to (Keith David - Platoon, Crash, There's Something About Mary) annoys.The film goes exactly where you'd expect it to go ... nothing more, nothing less ... except for a most-unfortunate scene from FORMERLY respected film-vet Dennehy. :( ... yes, that's a sad face. If I could type tears, they'd be there too.

Looked at as a whole, Meet Monica Velour is missing some key elements that would make audience members walk away saying, "Wow." The cinematography reminds me of riding in the car with my 85 year old grandfather when I was a kid...it feels like you're not even moving. The director seems to have been too much of a rule-follower, as if he was following class notes in numerical order. However, the cast was wisely chosen and the poor technical issues of the film can be overlooked because of the commitment of the actors. It's possible to get lost in a story, to forget about the poor technical issues, if the story is well told - that's what happened in Meet Monica Velour. In particular, Kim Cattrall is so convincing in this lead role, so enveloped in this character, that one might begin to wonder if and why Hollywood shut her out so early. This film proves that they could have had another Meryl Streep on their hands, and they let her go. I'm certain the producers of Meet Monica Velour are thankful that they did.