BakeTheMooCow
07-30-2009, 06:54 PM
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Directed & written by Lynn Shelton
Starring: Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard and Alycia Delmore
Genre: Comedy
Release date: July 10, 2009
Plot: Two heterosexual male friends meet after having not seen each other since college. During a party, they find themselves locked in a dare to make a gay porno as an art project and submit it to an amateur porn festival.
Rated R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use.
Runtime: 94 minutes
Review: Mumblecore to the max, this is an intriguing film with a preposterous premise that somehow seems plausible due to the strong direction and perfect casting. The result is a male bonding film that explores more territory than any of the bromance Apatow/Will Ferrell comedies we have been flooded with in recent years. The semi-improvised dialogue sometimes reaches beyond its grasp when the characters strive for depth and the self-analysis of middle class white people is nothing we haven't seen a million times before, but there are moments when it manages to be hyper-realistic and funny. The film sort of fizzles in the last 15 minutes, but it is plenty worthwhile for anyone who enjoys the voyeuristic study of body language, male friendship and human behavior.
7/10
Directed & written by Lynn Shelton
Starring: Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard and Alycia Delmore
Genre: Comedy
Release date: July 10, 2009
Plot: Two heterosexual male friends meet after having not seen each other since college. During a party, they find themselves locked in a dare to make a gay porno as an art project and submit it to an amateur porn festival.
Rated R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use.
Runtime: 94 minutes
Review: Mumblecore to the max, this is an intriguing film with a preposterous premise that somehow seems plausible due to the strong direction and perfect casting. The result is a male bonding film that explores more territory than any of the bromance Apatow/Will Ferrell comedies we have been flooded with in recent years. The semi-improvised dialogue sometimes reaches beyond its grasp when the characters strive for depth and the self-analysis of middle class white people is nothing we haven't seen a million times before, but there are moments when it manages to be hyper-realistic and funny. The film sort of fizzles in the last 15 minutes, but it is plenty worthwhile for anyone who enjoys the voyeuristic study of body language, male friendship and human behavior.
7/10