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Recently retired from the adult film industry, superstar Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino) is pregnant with the child of late rock star Nick Chapel. She is trying to make ends meet by teaching a community c... read more read more...ollege sex education class aimed at housewives when a figure from her past, flight attendant Cora (Marley Shelton), approaches her with a proposition. In exchange for the (stolen) lyrics to Nick Chapel's last record, all of which is about Elektra, Cora needs Elektra to seduce her fiancée. Elektra reluctantly agrees to do this favor, setting in motion a series of hilarious events which will see her come face to face with detectives, sex bloggers, emotionally unstable neighbors and the Virgin Mary herself as she wrestles with the prospect of motherhood and tries to become a person of substance.-- (C) Samuel Goldwyn

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez

Release Date: March 11, 2011

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DVD Release Date: June 21, 2011

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Flixster Reviews (146)

  • lewiskendell
    July 11, 2011
    lewiskendell
    Elektra Luxx is the slightly improved sequel to Women in Trouble. If you enjoyed that movie at all, then this one will also probably be worth your time.

    A lot of the failed attempts at humor where left out this time around, and the story focus also lies more heavily on the char... read moreacters of Elektra (Carla Gugino), Holly Rocket (Adrianne Palicki), Bambi (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and Bert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). The storylines of those characters in the first movie are continued right where they left off, and they're also joined by a few new faces like Timothy Olyphant, Malin Akerman and Lucy Punch.

    Elektra Luxx is also a much tamer movie than Women in Trouble, despite the fact that most of its characters are still porn stars. Besides a few curse words, this could have been a PG-13 film.

    As I said before, check this out if you're interested in the continued lives of the characters from Women in Trouble (the doors are left wide open at the end of this movie for a third entry in the series). Otherwise, there's not a whole lot of reasons to go out of your way to see this.
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    June 18, 2011
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "From adult film star to functioning adult."

    Life for porn actress Elektra Luxx gets turned upside down when she finds out she's pregnant.

    REVIEW

    "What kind of person are you?" Retiring pregna... read morent porn star Elektra Luxx (Gugino) fills her days by teaching a sexology class. After being approached by a stranger with ties to her dead ex-boyfriend her day starts to get weird. If you have seen the previews to this then you think you know what the movie is about. You would be wrong. From what I saw I expected a very funny comedy. While this movie does have it's funny moments, at its core it actually a very moving story. A woman who is trying to figure out where her life is is the one everyone seems to go to for advice, help or anything she can provide. Being that the movie is about a porn star there are a few pretty raunchy scenes and dialog, but no where near what you would have expected. The acting and characters are very entertaining that it makes you want to watch and see everyone get what they want. This is not at all what I expected, it was better. Overall a very touching, and somewhat funny story about finding out and being comfortable with who you are.
  • gator681
    March 13, 2011
    gator681
    When last we left our intrepid heroine...

    Famed porn star Elektra Luxx(Carla Gugino) was pregnant and retiring from the adult film industry. This leaves her biggest fan and vlogger, Bert Rodriguez(Joseph Gordon-Levitt), distraught while his sister Olive(Amy Rosoff) tries to d... read morerive up the traffic on his web site which might also scar him for life. While Holly(Adrianne Palicki) is going to Mexico with her best friend Bambi(Emmanuelle Chriqui), Elektra is teaching classes at the local community center where Cora(Marley Shelton) finds her. To those who might have forgotten, Cora was with Elektra's baby daddy when he died and feels responsible. To atone, she gives Elektra a list of songs he wrote in her honor. In return, Cora would like a favor...

    Compared to its predecessor "Women in Trouble," "Elektra Luxx" at least has fewer plot tangents and is less of a mess in general. That's not to say this is not a deeply flawed movie with little momentum with scenes that go on way too long. It would have been better if it had stuck with the missing songs subplot and ran with that. On the other hand, it is more subdued and reflective in its keeping with a transitional tone as Elektra considers what do next while learning more about her. At the same time, the world needs to reconcile who she is privately and publicly in a business that is all fantasy, and little else.(Of some relevance, is how a lot of the subplots involve infidelity.) Plus, the cast is still very good with Timothy Olyphant being a valued addition. And an off-the-wall cameo(Yes, that is who I think it is) puts the movie into the win column.
  • RemiLogan
    September 30, 2011
    RemiLogan
    Why are so many respected actors in this crappy movie?
  • mistachy
    March 16, 2012
    mistachy
    I didnt know what to make of this movie at first. It was kinda dry and it took me having to be patient and to watch it with my wife instead of watching it by myself in order to get into it. It turned out to be pretty funny and i enjoyed watching it. I love Hollie. The first one... read more in the series "Women in Trouble" is just as good.
  • HeroPK
    June 29, 2011
    HeroPK
    Don't let the cast fool you. The role played by Carla Gugino had promise but the movie itself is pointless.

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Critic Reviews

Stephen Holden
March 11, 2011
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Has some scattered witty notions, but it is not funny. Full Review

Kyle Smith
March 11, 2011
Kyle Smith, New York Post

A porn star's midlife crisis makes for a limp story in "Elektra Luxx." Full Review

Ronnie Scheib
March 10, 2011
Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Despite the fine thesping seen in this innocuous piece of fluff, the whole amounts to less than the sum of its parts. Full Review

Mark Olsen
March 10, 2011
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

"Elektra Luxx" has a playful, breezy sexiness that gives the world of the film, porn biz and all, a refreshing innocence. Full Review

Wesley Morris
March 10, 2011
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

"Elektra Luxx'' needs a star whose secret weapon is that she only looks and sounds as dumb as people think she is. It needs Melanie Griffith. Full Review

Rex Reed
March 9, 2011
Rex Reed, New York Observer

It isn't clever enough to be even momentarily diverting, and it's about as sexy as oatmeal. Full Review

John DeFore
March 8, 2011
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter

Micro-budgeted sequel improves on its obscure predecessor while giving ample screen time to actresses who don't get enough elsewhere. Full Review

Mark Holcomb
March 8, 2011
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice

While milking humor and pathos from porn is a fine idea, Elektra Luxx is too reverent to land any real punches. Full Review

Eric Melin
September 9, 2011
Eric Melin, Scene-Stealers.com

Writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez is all over the map with a bizarre multi-character drama that never really clicks. Full Review

Brent Simon
March 31, 2011
Brent Simon, Shared Darkness

Offbeat, and powered by a game cast, but also full of spun-off asides and backstories that aren't smoothly integrated into the final product, or made to have forward-reaching consequences. Full Review

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