Cry for Cindy

Cry for Cindy (1976)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Director Anthony Spinelli tackles the oldest profession in the world in this widely-seen hardcore film. Cindy (Amber Hunt) is talked into prostitution and decides to stick with it since the money is so good and she's helping her man get through medical school. After the boyfriend finds out he's violently beaten by Cindy's pimp and soon after she kills herself. At the funeral the people closest to her remembers what she was like.

CRY FOR CINDY was apparently a very big hit back in the day but it's a little confusing to see why. If you're just wanting a non-stop sex movie then it's best that you stay away from this thing as Spinelli once again tries to make a downright serious drama with the sex being in the background and not being the main focus. For the most part the film has enough interesting and good moments to make it worth watching but I think it falls well short of being a good movie.

Once again what impressed me the most was the direction by Spinelli. You can tell that he was interested in telling a real story about a real woman with real problems. All of that is fine but the problem is that the screenplay really isn't all that interesting and neither is the lead. I thought the main character was rather boring and there wasn't anything in the screenplay that made you care for the character. Even the structure of the film was a little off.

Hunt is at least good in the role and there's no doubt that fans of hers will enjoy seeing her in her first role. The rest of the cast is rather hit and miss. The sex scenes really aren't anything special as they fall well short of being erotic or even all that interesting.