JesTor
The funniest thing about this movie are the phony glowing reviews written here at IMDb. They have obviously been written by the writer/director (or possibly his mother) of this abortion of a movie. This movie was so bad it inspired me to waste time reading through this drivel and adding my own comments. How embarrassing for the great cast to be associated with this dog of a movie. Is it possible this was written and directed by a couple of 9 year old boys? That would explain a lot of the fear-of-women humor. What's really impressive - or depressing, you choose - is that this woofer raised enough money to get made and attract an amazing cast. It strives for the inspired silliness of Airplane but falls far of its mark. I think the rock bottom was the Siamese twins business.
Testosterone2
I don't understand WHY this movie didn't play in theaters. I LOVED it. With all of the raunchy mindless comedies out there today, this one surpasses them all in terms of humor and intelligence. The writer/director, John DeBellis, used to write for SNL and was a popular NY Stand up comedian. I can see comparisons to Woody Allen, but DeBellis takes more risks and the results are outlandish and HYSTERICAL. T.R. Knight is wonderful and dead-pan. Barbara Feldon, Danny Aiello, Joe Piscopo, Mary Birdsong, Tony LoBianco and Mario Cantone are all comedic veterans and add provide non-stop laughs. There are two scenes in the movie that will have you near-suffocating from laughing. One involves T.R. and twins (I won't reveal the surprise) and the other is T.R. with The Godmother of Sex, Tristan Carrasco. Any fans of "The Godfather" movie will be on the floor wheezing. I wish DeBellis could make a whole film with T.R. Knight and Ms. Carrasco based on this scene. I wish there was commentary from the cast and crew on the DVD. I don't know how they didn't burst out laughing while they made this film. Would love to hear them all interviewed.
bnoonan27
A friend told me to rent this film and as usual he was right. This was a very funny film sort of an updated early Woody Allen. The were some great visuals and funny, strange characters. The simplicity of the story, which surprisingly worked in conjunction with the wild humor.The writer was very clever in that he must have written this to appeal to both old and young. The humor being wacky, the story about coming of age, yet much of it was set in an old age home. He was blending the twenty something TR Knight's struggle to grow up with the old peoples struggle just to hang on.Danny Aiello was great playing the dying father, who's last request is for one of his sons to carry on the family name. Without telling you too much TR if forces to quit the seminary and take on the challenge. And a challenge is what he goes through. Using therapy he works past his detached mother to rise to that challenge. It's a very funny, simple movie with lots of laughs and some heart. Rent it.
BILL PITCHER
It's just plan fun. Nothing deep. Nothing profound. Nothing controversial, well maybe one thing, a sight gag but I won't get into that here.This is an coming of age story that takes a familiar trail but the the twists and turns in the form of odd ball characters make this enjoyable ride full of strange treats.TR Knight from Grey's Anatomy plays the lead, which by the look of him was shot before the TV. It's almost like his character George started here and grew into what it has become on the TV show. His death bed ridden father is played by Danny Aiello, who hams it up as an old time comic, who despite his failing health can't stop laughing at his own jokes. Mario Cantone is great as a want to be at one time actor, who runs an actors retirement home and take his job very seriously in a very funny way. The story is about a kid trying to please his father but in don't so he's really pleasing himself. And it seems like he was the last to know. Sabrina Loydd plays his love interest and they seem to fit better than the matches they made for him on Grey's anatomy. If you're looking for a movie to feel good about and laugh at without getting a bombarded by profanity and body functions jokes than this is your baby. Which is what the movie is really all about.
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