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Good acting! Great Script!


Looking at a few comments posted above mine, makes me think that they were written by teens or kids too immature to get the message of this movie. The script reminds me of a younger attempt to recreate 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'. The dialogue is well-thought-out and has a lot to say about the thin line between hetero/bi/and homo sex by saying that there's a little bit of all three in each of us. It doesn't take much to cross the barrier if one is willing. It has only two very brief inserts, but mainly is a continuous scene taking us on a rollercoaster ride of thought-provoking emotions. The actors are all well adept in sustaining their roles and making quick switches when called for by the script and the director. It never becomes boring. Most of the sex is simulated with the camera only shooting above the waist...which allows the viewer to concentrate on the script without being distracted with prurient sketches of nudity. The souls are bared as the theme of the movie cuts deeply into the facade each hides behind, leaving the characters' flaws ripped open and bleeding as they cut each other to pieces with accusations getting to the hidden truths each are keeping from one another. This is not a poorly made sex movie as the title might suggest, but it is filled with four dynamic performances that will leave you thinking long after the film is over and even until the next day. Rent it if you like good acting and crisp dialogue. If I were rating it on a five star level, I'd give it a very strong and solid four and one-half stars. Don't be fooled by the lack of experience on the four actors resumes, but read Matt Tyler's to see how much background he's accumulated. You don't fake your way into the Lee Strasburg classes.

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Are you related to someone in the cast or do you have money invested in this God awful film? Must be one of the two because this is one of the worst films I've ever seen, and I don't see any other motivation for someone to pimp this trash. Acting was uneven (mediocre to just plain terrible), dialogue was lame and the entire film was disinteresting, uninvolving and monotonous! It seems like a horrible stage play captured on film.

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Hola, Bonjour, Salaam, Aloha, Shalom, Ritch,

Thank you for taking the time to give us a very accessible and truthful view of The Sex Movie.

Yours is a very well thought out, articulated, and insightful analysis of this film.

Please keep contributing.

In peace,

Eddie Goldstein

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Hey RitchCS, thanks so much for your kind words about the film. I had checked IMDb in the past but never saw your review until now!

Glad you liked the film, it's definitely hit or miss in terms of how people respond to it. LOL, I didn't know Matt was a Lee Strasburg graduate! The cast was great to work with and it was a fun film to do.

Your review is much appreciated...

Colton Lawrence

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I can certainly understand the dichotomy of views this film creates. As someone that has written (academically) about Queer Theory, I'd argue that the reactions to this film perfectly illustrate the rejection of heteronormality. Heteronormality is the idea that heterosexuality is "normal", which means everything else is "abnormal". Queer Theory (and some forms of Feminism) blatantly rejects heteronormality.

If you go into "The Sex Movie" with the idea that straight people are normal and everyone else is "alternative", you will most likely hate the film. Viewing the film from the perspective that everyone should be able to talk about and experience their own sexuality, however, causes viewers to reinterpret the film.

For me, the film and the actors do a brilliant job of challenging pre-conceived notions of sexuality. In "The Sex Movie", both straight and gay pre-conceived ideas are challenged. Although I'm still writing my dissertation, I've already thought about including this film in a future course on diversity stereotypes in media that I hope to teach one day.

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Just watched this film for the second time (once I rented it from Netflix and I recently just bought it used on Amazon) and I have to agree with the OP. I don't know why people hate this movie because I think the conversations and things the four friends find out about each other and admit about themselves is really interesting. I like the message that sexuality is more complicated than hetero/bi/gay...no one is 100% one thing. Really love this movie and glad I enjoyed it just as much after watching it the second time.

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