The Look of Love (Michael Winterbottom, 2013)

Winterbottom collaborates again with Steve Coogan on the biopic of English porn impresario Paul Raymond, although the focus is as much on Raymond's damaged daughter Debbie as she lurches from overdose to overdose before her doting father. This has the effect of making Raymond a rather sweet figure: a 'character' rather than just a seedy exploiter of women. There are good lines and scenes on display, but overall the film seems uncertain of how far to go down the comedy route in its rose-tinted depiction of an era where, pre-Aids, the biggest danger in the industry is shown as individuals getting a bit carried away with all the hedonism. Perhaps the look Coogan sports doesn't help here either, as he looks uncannily like an older version of his lothario crooner Tony Ferrino.

5/10