Dorfman is a well-intentioned indie about a woman who has been sacrificing her own life to support the self-absorbed men in her life. Moving from the San Fernando Valley to the newly vibrant downtown LA (colorful and trendy, yet edgy) helps bring her a renaissance of spirit.
Unfortunately,the promising premise is betrayed by a cliche ridden screenplay, and poor direction and editing. The star, Sara Rue, doesn’t bring much to the party, either. The film only works as a travelogue for downtown LA.
The wily veteran Elliott Gould and Haaz Sleiman (The Visitor, Nurse Jackie) are both good, but they’ll both see much better material than this.