dromasca
It's a very bad sign when you watch a movie and in the middle of it you ask yourself whether it's a parody or the director is really serious. This is exactly what happened to me while watching 'S&D 101'. We have seen the white room with the men in white costumes receiving message from the Forces so many time - so it must be a parody. Then you have this list of the 101 women that the hero of the movie will sleep with until death, or until he falls in lover, or maybe until he gets bored until he bored us to death. But then some serious romance seems to develop. Until the Big Love falls and breaks her neck like in a silent comedy, but we are supposed to be sorry, so it's maybe a tragedy. Or a parody?? One way or the other, I got very confused about what this film is about and what it tries to be. A romantic comedy? An erotic fantasy? A thriller with a touch of 'Matrix'? I think that I know what it is - it is a failure that becomes boring after a few minutes of watching and keeps being so despite the amount of beautiful women and the neat film-making. The principal reason of this failure is that not only the premises of the film are non-credible, but so are almost every dialog and relation that is brought on this screen. Which does not improve at all my appreciation for director Daniel Walters who was also the screen writer.To avoid!
Aegis Hua
I absolutely loved the movie, it has the best of everything although I doubt it would be the greatest movie to watch with young children or parents.Sex and death has an intriguing storyline which is very linear making it easier to follow (Sorry i wont ruin the story for you). Regardless of this, the movie uses a lot of teen humor but its balanced out with some more appropriate humor.The music chosen for this movie was extreme apposite as they certainly set the right moods at the right times.My recommendation is, if your into movies like American Pie then this movie is definitely for you.
kingsted
It's another example of the critics not 'getting it'. This is a terrific movie, non-conventional, quirky, clever and funny. Go see it and enjoy yourselves. Be prepared to have fun, but's not for the faint of heart.Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada) is wonderful. He will be a big star. Winona Ryder is a surprise. She is back. It seemed as if her career was on hold, but she's great in this film.The language is unabashedly strong, the situations ditto, but the underlying message of the film is intelligent and 'right on'.Go see this movie.
dominik96
The basic idea does work for a nice comedy, and the script author must be very disappointed what the producer had made out of it. Problem is that the director and the writer are the same person: Daniel Waters. So one essential thing learned from this movies is, that Daniel Waters should only write, and never again be the director.I won't tell the story, because reading it there wouldn't be much left for watching. If you want an average movie to spend 100 minutes, then you can watch it. If you expect a great comedy and a nice time in the cinema, then this movie is wrong for you. Escpecially because it has the appearance of a movie made only for video release but not for cinema.The overall problem is the cast. Simon Baker is good for romance movies and attorneys, but not for a comedy like this. Actors like Adam Sandler and Steve Zahn would be the right man for Roderick Blank. Simon Baker lacks the comedic element in his acting.The secretary of Roderick Blank is also a prime playing role for a comedian, but the female actor here lacks also the comedic quality.Patton Oswalt is the only actor in this movie with this quality.Overall the movie is too slow. Even the music used in this movie is just wrong for a comedy.
AD
