I found this movie to be different... the plot of a struggling student who begins doing underground body modifications to make money in my opinion is more clever than the struggling student turn stripper or prostitute narrative. I felt as though she played her part to a tee... and the relationship between her and Lance was very well played. Right down to end (which a lot of people on the internet felt was weak) I enjoyed everything. American Mary was one of the few movies I watched for the first time and didn't predict how it would play out. I strongly recommend checking it out.