Written & Directed By: Sook-Yin Lee
Cinematography By: Bruce Chun
Editor: James Blokland
Cast: Cristin Milioti, Mark Rendall, Ali Liebert, Sheila McCarthy, Will Sasso, Kevin McDonald, Bethany Brown, Melanie Bray
This film is unconventional to say the least. It get's my admiration for originality.
The film isabout a sheltered young woman who falls in love with a street musician. They eventually hook up, but due to her lack of experience they can't finish what they started so he turns down her advances until she get's more experience. The rest of the film follows her as she tries to get some more experience and discover who she really is.
I wanted to like this film and while it doesn't embarass itself. It unfortunately is not as good as it couldhave been. It's a straight faced and dead-pan comedy With whimsical little touches. The film seems to always stay in the middle and never tip it's hat to over the top nor less is more. It sets a strange tone as it goes for innocent quirky with a pure character, Then goes to dirty raunchy.
It is refreshing to see a film that is a sexual comedy from a woman's point of view. Where she seeks to find her sexuality and pleasure. She grows as a person from her experiences and find herself.
Though i appreciate the film marching to the beat of it's own drummer. It is never really erotic and makes sex look more clinical then anything else. I understand the theme is love over sex and making a connection is just as improtant as physical pleasure. The only real reason to watch the film is the lead performance by Cristin Milioti, She is funny, Cute and deep all in one. You feel her inner turmoil, Innocence and sense of wonder.
I think the film drops the ball when it comes to her love interest. I can believe her attraction to him, But his subplot of not believing in relationships and personal family drama just feels false. Put there to make him feel as damaged, but he wasn't that interesting when it comes to his half of the story. It would have been best if there was less of him. Leaving him kind of a mystery. Letting him be a young guy who befriends her but gets used to the rock star life, but finds it empty and the people fake. Except for her the girl who not only believed in him, But was also real and completely open with him.
The film was directed by Sook-Yin Lee who also starred in John Cameron Mitchell's SHORTBUS the sexual comedy-drama that had real sex scenes. it pushed boundries and this film shows she isn't afriad to push some herself.
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Grade: C
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