Cam is a uniquely thrilling film not just because it sits comfortably inside the genre and delivers at almost every turn, but also because it's a film about sex work that feels interesting, authentic, and most importantly authentic. That realism comes begins with Daniel Goldhaber's tight direction--which tends to be pretty neutral until they want to ramp up the paranoia, which is done to startling effect--but it mostly stems from writer Isa Mazzei, an ex-cam girl herself.
Madeline Brewer takes on the role of Lola, a young woman whose ascending career as a cam girl takes on a horrific edge when she wakes up to discover her channel has been taken on by an impostor who looks scarily like her. Brewer does a great job balancing the dual roles. Her performance as the original Lola is a ball of shredded nerves, bitten fingernails, and palpable fear, whereas the impostor is a more polished, outgoing, and reckless version of our protagonist.
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Madeline Brewer takes on the role of Lola, a young woman whose ascending career as a cam girl takes on a horrific edge when she wakes up to discover her channel has been taken on by an impostor who looks scarily like her. Brewer does a great job balancing the dual roles. Her performance as the original Lola is a ball of shredded nerves, bitten fingernails, and palpable fear, whereas the impostor is a more polished, outgoing, and reckless version of our protagonist.
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