I was interested in this after hearing that Rashida Jones (whom I've always liked) produced it.The actual direction, honestly, is ho-hum-large parts of it felt like someone just strung a bunch of random footage together and called it a "documentary". This (imo) is the weak point of the movie.Now, here's the part I found interesting: the central point of discussion was the exploding "amateur" porn market. Now, unless you're a complete simpleton, you understand that the people doing "amateur porn" are actually paid, and the doc details how these girls are found (the only thing I really found shocking was that people still use Craigslist).The main producer (think his name is Riley) basically is these girls' pimp-he finds them, puts them up in his house, books their gigs and transports them. Whether he gets or expects sex from them is up for speculation. The focus is on fresh faces, and most of Riley's house-guests can expect a career of three months to a year before they either burn out or have to reinvent themselves.I do think these kids are being exploited, and here's why: one of the girls reveals that the average payment per shoot is $800. I'm not a porn industry scholar, but I believe that a paid "professional" makes more in the range of $2k-$3k per shoot. Also, due to heavy regulation in California, most amateur porn is shot in Miami, which requires AIDS testing but no condoms. At the end of the movie, one of the girls reveals that they still have to pay for living expenses, all their clothes, make-up, lingerie, etc...she says that, over a 3-month period, she made $25k, and when she left the business, she had $2k left in the bank. The documentary doesn't reveal whether the girls pay Riley rent or not.The main difference between Riley and a pimp is that he doesn't have to force girls to stay because there's a steady stream of new girls coming in the door.Not the best documentary on the porn industry, but there are a few surprises.

Hot Girls Wanted (2015) *** (out of 4) Good, if flawed, documentary taking a look at a group of young girls who enter the amateur porn industry. The documentary follows the girls for a few months as they get introduced to the business while the viewer also gets to know various statistics about online porn and the girls who try to escape their lives by entering it.For the most part HOT GIRLS WANTED is an interesting documentary but there were countless times where I just wanted someone to ask the women if they realized that they were basically just stupid. Several of these girls have videos online that are easily search-able but I'm not sure they're being "exploited" as it really does seem as if they are just young and stupid. That might sound harsh but I think everyone alive has done stupid stuff as a teenager or young adult but the documentary doesn't really go into details of how these girls decided to enter porn.We learn about them wanting to leave their small towns and so forth but there's just so many other questions that never really get addressed. If you're fascinated with the subject then there's some nice information here but I'd like to see a follow-up one year or five years from now and see what the girls think of their decisions.

Ha Ha Ha. Some of the reviews are pretty amusing. They kind of missed the point. At one point one girl says something to the effect "there is no good or bad - I know because things I used to think were bad I now think are good". Eighteen year old girls being abused, choked and beaten as entertainment. Porn gets more visitors per month than Amazon, Netflix twitter combined. "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, is of a different opinion, it is only because they only know their own side of the question." John Stuart Mill

As a case study and glimpse behind the curtain of the amateur porn world, Hot Girls Wanted is an interesting and captivating tale. As a documentary, however, it lacks the scope and comprehension to delve deeper into the subject on a grander, more impactful scale.Premiering at Sundance Film Festival this year, audiences were a-buzz by the sensational subject matter and taken aback by the rare and untold story of how young girls barely out of high school find themselves in the adult film industry.The candor and frankness of the girls whose stories we are told in this documentary is shocking in its nonchalance. We learn that the normal career span of a 'barely-18′ porn star is three to six months. And when their time runs out after engaging in more fetishized and abuse oriented videos, a new crop of 'talent' is swiftly found with yesterday's Craigslist advertisement.The disposable nature in which these girls are treated in this microcosm of the porn industry is concerning and disheartening. And yet, the shock and outrage quickly dissipates as the documentary progresses and we spend more and more time in the sheltered environment. Most of this information should be old news to anyone who knows anything about the porn industry, and Hot Girls Wanted may only be illuminative to the most naive viewer.With no greater consequences of the potentially dangerous amateur porn occupation these girls expose themselves to, Hot Girls Wanted is merely an interesting film that sheds light on the subject. Film viewers will feel for the girls, but also be frustrated by their foolishness, and without any greater significance, will forget the film.Please check out our website for full reviews of all the recent releases.