| This movie is about a guy
who finds his soulmate, but she turns out to be a lesbian. The characters
talk about sex in great detail and use profanity like punctuation.
I think the intent is to be hip and cool, possibly politically correct.
The movie is directed by the “Clerks” guy, Kevin Smith, who also did “Dogma”
in 1999. Smith’s ‘East Coast Alternative Tone’ explains a lot of
the language and sexual themes. Somehow, swearing and constant talk
about sex gives us the edgy, real life feel of twenty-somethings.
Oddly enough, like in “Clerks,” it works, sometimes………..and sometimes not.
Gore Vidal says that there are no homosexuals, only homosexual acts.
Even though this movie was made in 1997, long after bisexuality was in,
no one ever sees it as an option. Except Ben Affleck, who suggests
a ménage a trios towards the end of the movie to even up the kinky
quotient and deal with his best bud’s homoerotic feelings toward him?!?
Sex is always the lay person’s solution to interpersonal issues.
While I enjoyed the performances of Ben Affleck (“You don’t have to tell
me to like Ben Affleck”), Joey Lauren Adams, and the cameo by Smith and
Jason Mewes amusing, I felt uncomfortable with all the misogynistic references
and homophobic stuff being slung around, i.e. I got tired of all the swearing.
But that's probably just my hangup, right? I must say that the plot
is different, and Ben Affleck does a good job of crying, because unrequited
love, no matter the reason, is really sad. Three stars for this movie. |
