Featured Actress: Paige Moss - Set in a brothel based on a real brothel in Nevada, 2004's The Ranch could have been simply a T & A sexploitation piece with lots of nudity, a very thin plot, and poor acting. Unfortunately, it wasn't......they left out most of the nudity.
The movie follows the everyday lives of several of the prostitutes. It attempts to be a serious look at the problems they face. One is getting married, but she hasn't told her intented that she's a prostitute. Another is running away from a L. A. pimp. Most of them hate the work but love the money. You get the idea. There is plenty of nudity, but even in the unrated version, it's tasteful and restrained. That would be fine if the movie had a good storyline and good acting, but unfortunately, it doesn't, so the whole thing is disappointing.
At least they tried to keep the moral right from being too outraged by emphasizing that the girls practice safe sex. Nice try, but next time either show more and turn it into a soft-porn cable flick, or get a better script and more talented acting.
