The Canyons

2013 • 99 minutes

About this movie

Notorious writer Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) and acclaimed director Paul Schrader (writer of Taxi Driver and director of American Gigolo) join forces for this explicitly erotic thriller about youth, glamour, sex and surveillance. Manipulative and scheming young movie producer Christian (adult film star James Deen) makes films to keep his trust fund intact, while his actress girlfriend and bored plaything, Tara (Lindsay Lohan), hides a passionate affair with an actor from her past. When Christian becomes aware of Tara's infidelity, the young Angelenos are thrust into a violent, sexually-charged tour through the dark side of human nature.

Ratings and reviews

Google Play advertises the Standard Def price and then when you're interested in buying, you learn that they add an additional $1 charge for Hi-Def; total is $7.99, not $6.99. It's not exorbitant, but it's misleading. Time Warner Cable is renting The Canyons on their VOD platform for $6.99 in Hi-Def.

Unimaginative and dull plot, weak acting and lame attempt at a plot twist for an ending. The only reason to rent this is if you desperately want to see LiLo's T&A otherwise not worth a watch.

Great movie interesting plot line didn't see the ending coming however James Deen is not the best actor.