Description

A contemporary romantic comedy about the universal quest for that one true love. All Over the Guy centers on an unlikely pair of two twenty-somethings, Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) and Tom (Richard Ruccolo), who are thrown together by their respective best friends. They're both looking for 'the one,' but don't recognize it when they find it. They do everything they can to not fall for each other, stumbling over their own fears, family dysfunctions and foolish bouts of self-sabotage. Their comedy of errors rolls on, with the two oblivious to what everyone else can clearly see is in their hearts. Ultimately its' in the small moments of truth-the talk among trusted friends and the fear between new lovers-that the two find their way to a love that will last. ... Read more

Reviews (90)

All Over Those Guys!
A real "feel good" movie, that's also funnier than [heck]. ... My friends & I are thinking about joining an "All Over The Guy" support group, because, not a few weeks go by that we don't watch this flick, or share it with friends, who always love it, & usually go out & buy it themselves. Yeah, we find it that funny. There may be a couple of moments that will fly over heterosexuals heads... But for the most part, this movie is for everyone...The premise of the just met & really hot for each other straight couple, hysterically played by Sasha Alexander & Adam Goldberg, who have a first date kind of based on the condition of fixing up their respective best friends, both of whom are gay, gets the ball rolling. The best friends are flawlessly, humorously, and touchingly played by Richard Ruccolo and Dan Bucatinsky, Bucatinsky also being the writer and producer of this film. (Yeah, the boy is talented.)The trials of dating, gay or straight, and the ridiculous walls we put up in order to avoid intimacy, which would thereby result in us "exposing ourselves", and committing the punishable- by- death crime of being "vulnerable" and admitting we're human, are universal. This film is filled with so many little bon-bons of witticism, that you'll uncover new ones on each viewing. And you'll be screeching at the all too familiar patterns we all employ, where love is concerned. This is a great ensamble cast, with even the smallest parts, like Christina Ricci's, being hysterical & relevant. Also, Doris Roberts is a hoot as the clinic receptionist. OH !, and "Eli's" parents, the psychologists, will have you rolling on the floor at their ultra-liberal psycho-babble. All these characters are just written & portrayed with dead-on humor. Most of these people are television stars, and, as the only t.v. I watch is Judge Judy and Animal Planet, I was really not too familiar with them. But I found them all just great. The fact that this movie is so funny doesn't take away from it also being incredibly touching. We ALWAYS cry at the end. After loving it so much the first time, we wanted to share it with friends, but thought maybe it was one of those flicks you thought at the time was hysterical, but, to you & your guests horror, in actuality was not funny at all, and you must have been having substance flashbacks on the first viewing. Not so with this movie, it's just as all - around great, BETTER, even, the second time around. If you don't like this flick, send me the video cover it came in , and I'll EAT IT! , that's how sure I am you're gonna love this flick. Ain't love grand??

Another Fine Gay Film
It's great to see more and more fine portrayals of the gay community be presented so eloquently and thoughtfully on the silver screen. Last year's excellent "Broken Hearts Club" exemplified itself as a pristine presentation of a group of gay twentysomethings living in California. That story was touching, funny, and brilliantly well-crafted. Now we have "All Over the Guy." This film is a bit more intense (as it is funny) as two handsome gay men come to terms in establishing a relationship through the turbulent waters of dating and occasionally "running into one another" through their mutual heterosexual friends. This fine film stars Richard Ruccolo (of ABC's now cancelled "Two Guys & A Girl") and real-life gay screenwriter Dan Bucatinsky. Both leads are believable as they attempt at finding meaning with their on-again, off-again relationship. Their heterosexual counterparts (the ever-funny Adam Goldberg, and the beautiful, talented Sasha Alexander) in the film are just as funny and truly supportive of their gay friends' quest for monogamy, intimacy, and succeeding in becoming boyfriends, especially after Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) expresses his love for hunky-but-alcoholic Tom (the gorgeous Richard Ruccolo). "All Over the Guy" is not only a perfect gay date film, but enjoyable for its wonderful story and memorable cast. How ironic that when I went to go see this film with a large group of friends, some of them wound up expressing their true feelings for one another (to those guys they've liked secretly for sometime), that couples were spawned out of years old friendships. How amazing! Wish it was me, though. Regardless, the film is worth rushing out for to see it!

Review of All Over The Guy by Cheri
"All Over the Guy" is a romantic comedy with enough drama to make it an engrossing film. It is about an adorable yet nerdy, neurotic, perfectionist, named Eli (Dan Bucatinsky), and his search for "the one" person to spend the rest of his life with. It is easy to see why he is high-strung. Eli has over-protective Jewish parents, who are not only shrinks, but they psychoanalyze his every feeling.

Tom (Richard Ruccolo) is a promiscuous, self-hating, recovering alcoholic, who fears commitment, especially when he likes a person-or worse-the person likes him. He goes back to Alcoholics Anonymous when he falls off the wagon; he claims the trigger as being "all over this guy." At AA, Tom vows to quit drinking-and guys-because he cannot be trusted with either. Tom was raised by uncaring, bickering, alcoholic parents, who fostered his fear of intimacy. When you meet his parents at their country club you understand why Tom is the way he is. Richard Ruccolo is irresistible as Tom.

Jackie (Sasha Alexander) is Tom's best friend. She meets a guy named Brett (Adam Goldberg), who works at a furniture store, and immediately falls for him. She finds out Brett has a gay friend, Eli, and since she has a gay friend, Tom, she devises a way to get a date with Brett by fixing their two friends up. Jackie and Brett arrange for Eli and Tom to go on a blind date while they cement their own relationship.

Eli and Tom's blind date was awkward and both men decide it was a disaster. Then, they run into one another at a flea market and feelings begin to stir. They have a quick fling, cheapened by Tom claiming it was a mistake. Eli didn't know what to make of it. Every time Eli thinks Tom is letting him in-Tom backs away because of fear. Tom tells another member of AA the story about his rocky relationship with Eli. The person turns out not to be his ally.

Eli meets a receptionist at an STD Testing Clinic, Esther, played by the hilarious Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond), and tells her the whole story about Tom and him, while waiting to be tested for HIV. Doris Roberts does not disappoint as the yenta (busybody) who gets Eli to open up and share his feelings.

Eli's parents (Andrea Martin and Tony Abatemarco), as liberal therapists, are hysterical. Dr. Wyckoff, Eli's mother, is the epitome of the smothering, meddling, Jewish mother who drives her son crazy. She gives him neurosis he probably wouldn't have had, had she not gotten her PhD in order to use her "expertise" on him.

Lisa Kudrow plays a perfect airhead, Marie, in a cameo performance, as an actor trying, and barely succeeding, to make a radio commercial. Christina Ricci plays Eli's sister, Rayna, who is a nice addition to the ensemble.

"All Over the Guy" is about the trials and tribulations of relationships and love. It is a funny, delightful, double date, which is positively yummy. The movie mixes comedy with drama. I have seen All Over the Guy several times and it cracks me up every time. It is such a feel good movie you want to feel good repeatedly. This movie includes an incredible cast, good music, likeable characters, an interesting story line, and a witty screenplay, written by Dan Bucatinsky. These fine elements all come together to make this an incredible movie.

Entertaining and not too heavy
This was a good film, the production quality was good and the acting was believable. The story was realistic in regard to the difficulty of getting to know someone and the baggage involved with the late 20's single scene. I was drawn in and enjoyed the film. It was tastefully done and had a good deal of comedy. It did address drinking too much and that behavior but stayed away from drugs. It did not have excessive sex and the sex that did take place was in context with the story, it appeared natural and well timed. The film promotes safe sex in a tasteful non preachy way. This was a good investment and a good addition to the collection.

A Future Classic
Well written and nicely acted... a good blend of comedy and drama. Mr. Bucantinsky writes with flair and feeling, and acts with grace and depth. Mr. Ruccolo distinguishes himself with a finely-crafted, multi-layered compelling portrayal. Ms. Alexander and Mr. Goldberg deliver great comic performances. This is a future classic! With its excellent script and fine direction, it is a most successful and insightful exploration of the complex intricacies of human relationships and possibilites inherent therein. ... Read more

Reviews (6)

Very good
I thought this movie was pretty realistic. I happen to be nearly 26 years old myself, jewish, and yes a virgin. This movie gives me some hope of finding someone. There are older virgins out there in today's world.

The ending could have been better, however. She decides she loves someone (I won't give away who) for no apparent reason for this ephifany. She tells him, and that's pretty much the end- another twenty minutes of them together, and some real showing of her love for him would have been nice.

Further, in a conversation with one of her friends she berats him for keeping his women friends seperate from his lovers. But, this is hypocritical- she's doing the exact same thing. This annoys me.

Exc ruc iating, amateurish and an insult to Jewish women
A very lame, low budget indie flick about an affluent 25 yr old Jewish woman living in LA and trying to break into the music business as a lounge singer, with the improbable idea that in the present day ('97) this young woman would be a VIRGIN. Sorry, this idea ALONE is enough to sink this film and that's not considering the other terrible problems in the script, direction and acting.

The only possible explanation for a woman of this kind of background (educated, well-to-do, liberal Jewish upbringing, moderately attractive, thin) being a virgin would be extreme religious beliefs, physical deformity, gross obesity OR she's been in a coma for 8 years. There is no believable explanation for the character's lack of sexual drive or experience, except that she wants to meet "the perfect" man (with a big penis AND big wallet...how crude) and get married.

Katie (Marla Schaffel) is a grating, shrill charicture of an overbearing "Jewish Princess" stereotype so flat and one dimensional that it would border on anti-semitism if I didn't strongly suspect that writer-director Julie Davis is Jewish herself -- the self-hating kind. Who would WANT a miserable, shrewish, interfering, clinging witch like Katie? You can easily imagine this character in some trite sitcom, set 30 years in the future, in which she is an equally stereotyped "nagging Jewish Mother".

Add to this a deary, cliche-ridden script which is painfully unfunny and unrealistic (unemployed Katie lives in a fancy, decorated apartment in expensive LA, as do her friends). She smashes her car into a FERARRI, and the driver is a famous composer (fortunately, as Katie is an aspiring singer) who instantly falls for her and isn't put off by her virginity.

The tiniest saving grace here is that Marla Schaffel (who has never acted in films before and it shows) happens to be a Broadway Tony-nominated singer and she has a wonderful voice. I wouldn't have minded listening to her sing for 90 minutes, but watching her act is agonizing. She doesn't look young enough or innocent enough for the utterly unworldly Katie.

Everyone else is incredibly flat, lifeless, trite and corny. This whole things plays like a failed pilot for a sitcom. The bad language, references to sex, body parts etc. seem like dropped-in crudeness in a lame effort to sound trendy. Also the ending is very abrupt, as if they literally ran out of script or money and just stopped filming. There isn't a realistic or believable moment on the screen.

Detailing the bad dialogue and terrible writing would just take forever. Trust me that every second of this (except for a couple of the songs) is jut unendurable. An insult to women, and an insult to Jewish women in particular. Yecch.

Hope to find it in DVD
Wonderful movie! Hope to find it in DVD format soon :)

I don't think of you that way!
Rarely is there a movie that comes along that has the message that this movie has. Want you want is what you need, just because everyone else is doing it, that does not mean you must participate in what everyone else is doing. Seeing behind the outward appearence, we see a woman who is conflicted about her feelings and how she wants to react to them. This movie shows that sometimes when you want something so much, you will overlook the most obvious solutions to you probelms and your happines can elude you due to your narrow focus on the prize.

Saw this on Sundance channel
This movie is about a 25 year old woman who has been saving her first time for the right perfect guy. She soon finds that the perfect guy is the one thats been there all along. However, the guy is now with her best friend! This movie is so perfect. Honest, raw, and it had some of the funniest scenes I have ever watched on film! ... Read more

Description

A contemporary romantic comedy about the universal quest for that one true love. All Over the Guy centers on an unlikely pair of two twenty-somethings, Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) and Tom (Richard Ruccolo), who are thrown together by their respective best friends. They're both looking for 'the one,' but don't recognize it when they find it. They do everything they can to not fall for each other, stumbling over their own fears, family dysfunctions and foolish bouts of self-sabotage. Their comedy of errors rolls on, with the two oblivious to what everyone else can clearly see is in their hearts. Ultimately its' in the small moments of truth-the talk among trusted friends and the fear between new lovers-that the two find their way to a love that will last. ... Read more

Reviews (90)

All Over Those Guys!
A real "feel good" movie, that's also funnier than [heck]. ... My friends & I are thinking about joining an "All Over The Guy" support group, because, not a few weeks go by that we don't watch this flick, or share it with friends, who always love it, & usually go out & buy it themselves. Yeah, we find it that funny. There may be a couple of moments that will fly over heterosexuals heads... But for the most part, this movie is for everyone...The premise of the just met & really hot for each other straight couple, hysterically played by Sasha Alexander & Adam Goldberg, who have a first date kind of based on the condition of fixing up their respective best friends, both of whom are gay, gets the ball rolling. The best friends are flawlessly, humorously, and touchingly played by Richard Ruccolo and Dan Bucatinsky, Bucatinsky also being the writer and producer of this film. (Yeah, the boy is talented.)The trials of dating, gay or straight, and the ridiculous walls we put up in order to avoid intimacy, which would thereby result in us "exposing ourselves", and committing the punishable- by- death crime of being "vulnerable" and admitting we're human, are universal. This film is filled with so many little bon-bons of witticism, that you'll uncover new ones on each viewing. And you'll be screeching at the all too familiar patterns we all employ, where love is concerned. This is a great ensamble cast, with even the smallest parts, like Christina Ricci's, being hysterical & relevant. Also, Doris Roberts is a hoot as the clinic receptionist. OH !, and "Eli's" parents, the psychologists, will have you rolling on the floor at their ultra-liberal psycho-babble. All these characters are just written & portrayed with dead-on humor. Most of these people are television stars, and, as the only t.v. I watch is Judge Judy and Animal Planet, I was really not too familiar with them. But I found them all just great. The fact that this movie is so funny doesn't take away from it also being incredibly touching. We ALWAYS cry at the end. After loving it so much the first time, we wanted to share it with friends, but thought maybe it was one of those flicks you thought at the time was hysterical, but, to you & your guests horror, in actuality was not funny at all, and you must have been having substance flashbacks on the first viewing. Not so with this movie, it's just as all - around great, BETTER, even, the second time around. If you don't like this flick, send me the video cover it came in , and I'll EAT IT! , that's how sure I am you're gonna love this flick. Ain't love grand??

Another Fine Gay Film
It's great to see more and more fine portrayals of the gay community be presented so eloquently and thoughtfully on the silver screen. Last year's excellent "Broken Hearts Club" exemplified itself as a pristine presentation of a group of gay twentysomethings living in California. That story was touching, funny, and brilliantly well-crafted. Now we have "All Over the Guy." This film is a bit more intense (as it is funny) as two handsome gay men come to terms in establishing a relationship through the turbulent waters of dating and occasionally "running into one another" through their mutual heterosexual friends. This fine film stars Richard Ruccolo (of ABC's now cancelled "Two Guys & A Girl") and real-life gay screenwriter Dan Bucatinsky. Both leads are believable as they attempt at finding meaning with their on-again, off-again relationship. Their heterosexual counterparts (the ever-funny Adam Goldberg, and the beautiful, talented Sasha Alexander) in the film are just as funny and truly supportive of their gay friends' quest for monogamy, intimacy, and succeeding in becoming boyfriends, especially after Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) expresses his love for hunky-but-alcoholic Tom (the gorgeous Richard Ruccolo). "All Over the Guy" is not only a perfect gay date film, but enjoyable for its wonderful story and memorable cast. How ironic that when I went to go see this film with a large group of friends, some of them wound up expressing their true feelings for one another (to those guys they've liked secretly for sometime), that couples were spawned out of years old friendships. How amazing! Wish it was me, though. Regardless, the film is worth rushing out for to see it!

Review of All Over The Guy by Cheri
"All Over the Guy" is a romantic comedy with enough drama to make it an engrossing film. It is about an adorable yet nerdy, neurotic, perfectionist, named Eli (Dan Bucatinsky), and his search for "the one" person to spend the rest of his life with. It is easy to see why he is high-strung. Eli has over-protective Jewish parents, who are not only shrinks, but they psychoanalyze his every feeling.

Tom (Richard Ruccolo) is a promiscuous, self-hating, recovering alcoholic, who fears commitment, especially when he likes a person-or worse-the person likes him. He goes back to Alcoholics Anonymous when he falls off the wagon; he claims the trigger as being "all over this guy." At AA, Tom vows to quit drinking-and guys-because he cannot be trusted with either. Tom was raised by uncaring, bickering, alcoholic parents, who fostered his fear of intimacy. When you meet his parents at their country club you understand why Tom is the way he is. Richard Ruccolo is irresistible as Tom.

Jackie (Sasha Alexander) is Tom's best friend. She meets a guy named Brett (Adam Goldberg), who works at a furniture store, and immediately falls for him. She finds out Brett has a gay friend, Eli, and since she has a gay friend, Tom, she devises a way to get a date with Brett by fixing their two friends up. Jackie and Brett arrange for Eli and Tom to go on a blind date while they cement their own relationship.

Eli and Tom's blind date was awkward and both men decide it was a disaster. Then, they run into one another at a flea market and feelings begin to stir. They have a quick fling, cheapened by Tom claiming it was a mistake. Eli didn't know what to make of it. Every time Eli thinks Tom is letting him in-Tom backs away because of fear. Tom tells another member of AA the story about his rocky relationship with Eli. The person turns out not to be his ally.

Eli meets a receptionist at an STD Testing Clinic, Esther, played by the hilarious Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond), and tells her the whole story about Tom and him, while waiting to be tested for HIV. Doris Roberts does not disappoint as the yenta (busybody) who gets Eli to open up and share his feelings.

Eli's parents (Andrea Martin and Tony Abatemarco), as liberal therapists, are hysterical. Dr. Wyckoff, Eli's mother, is the epitome of the smothering, meddling, Jewish mother who drives her son crazy. She gives him neurosis he probably wouldn't have had, had she not gotten her PhD in order to use her "expertise" on him.

Lisa Kudrow plays a perfect airhead, Marie, in a cameo performance, as an actor trying, and barely succeeding, to make a radio commercial. Christina Ricci plays Eli's sister, Rayna, who is a nice addition to the ensemble.

"All Over the Guy" is about the trials and tribulations of relationships and love. It is a funny, delightful, double date, which is positively yummy. The movie mixes comedy with drama. I have seen All Over the Guy several times and it cracks me up every time. It is such a feel good movie you want to feel good repeatedly. This movie includes an incredible cast, good music, likeable characters, an interesting story line, and a witty screenplay, written by Dan Bucatinsky. These fine elements all come together to make this an incredible movie.

Entertaining and not too heavy
This was a good film, the production quality was good and the acting was believable. The story was realistic in regard to the difficulty of getting to know someone and the baggage involved with the late 20's single scene. I was drawn in and enjoyed the film. It was tastefully done and had a good deal of comedy. It did address drinking too much and that behavior but stayed away from drugs. It did not have excessive sex and the sex that did take place was in context with the story, it appeared natural and well timed. The film promotes safe sex in a tasteful non preachy way. This was a good investment and a good addition to the collection.

A Future Classic
Well written and nicely acted... a good blend of comedy and drama. Mr. Bucantinsky writes with flair and feeling, and acts with grace and depth. Mr. Ruccolo distinguishes himself with a finely-crafted, multi-layered compelling portrayal. Ms. Alexander and Mr. Goldberg deliver great comic performances. This is a future classic! With its excellent script and fine direction, it is a most successful and insightful exploration of the complex intricacies of human relationships and possibilites inherent therein. ... Read more

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Funny and frank film--but not for the easily offended
Amy Mandell (played by writer/director Julie Davis) is the very successful author of the self-help bestseller "Why Love Doesn't Work." She attends books signings and is a guest on talk shows, but even she acknowledges that something is missing from her strictly single, celibate lifestyle. Her parents wonder where they went wrong, and her best friends (seemingly happy in their state of married bliss) all think that Amy's book is the result of one bad experience with a man. But Amy seems to think differently, and says "Love is like an hourglass--the heart fills up, and the brain empties."

Then Amy's agent arranges a live-on-the-air interview with radio talk-show host, Matthew Starr (played by Nick Chunlund). Now Starr could probably teach Howard Stern a thing or two about offending women--Starr is lecherous, very, very blunt, and he's probably had more women than I've had hot dinners.

This is a very fresh, funny, and engaging film--however, it is is also quite frank when it comes to the frequent discussion of sex--definitely not for children, and I would hesitate to recommend it as a "date" film--as your date MAY be very offended--there's plenty to offend almost everyone in this film. So be prepared. "Amy's O" is not your average "boy meets girl" film--it's much more than that--it blends modern relationships with modern attitudes (with a very heavy emphasis on female sexuality) mixes it all up, and shows what a confusing mess it can be.

Too Simple for Some...
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The characters were believable, the actors well-cast, and the script, though sometimes a bit contrived, well thought out.
What some reviewers have seen as an overcomplicated mish-mash of psycho-babble, and artificial contrivances, was actually quite clear, and to the point. The point is - that life and love, are at heart - simple, direct, and emotional. The movie was about the modern malady of over-analysing every situation. Everyone wants a simple answer to every question, thus the huge popularity of self-help books. The truth however, as pointed out in this movie, is that there are no simple answers to life. Life is complicated, confusing, messy, and if you're having a good one - surprising.
It's only when the lead character (and her friends) stop analysing their relationships and just FEEL them that they succeed in finding happiness. In other words - love and relationships are like fingerprints - no two are alike, and no two can be written about, or analysed, using the same set of standards. We just have to learn to get out of our own way.

Julie Davis Just Might Save Us
Lots of review people seemed to take this thing way too seriously - but it's only supposed to be a cute little comedy - not Gone With The Wind. And relax, nobody's even taking on Woody Allen here, either.

The Amy character is just your average confused, biological clock-ticking sweetie, that's all. And Julie Davis turned in a fine first effort as director AND star. Try doing that Chaplin bit yourself and you'll see it's like carrying a 100 pound backpack while running for the bus every morning!

The tortured "cross-purposes" priest was funny, the DJ guy was funny, and all of the Amy character's little friends were funny. What more could be asked of a low-budget project? And since the lead character doesn't just talk all the time to other chicks, it's not even a generic chick flick. Excellent!

Plus Julie herself emerged as a very attractive lady in many ways, being a classic neurotic (and erotic) Jewish gem, who is a frequent masturbator and has a perfect posterior (which she wrongly thinks is too big).

As a sidenote, I wonder if our gal - Florida's own Julie Davis - is tired of being constantly mistaken for Australia's Judy Davis? Maybe Julie should just change her name to Amy. That's who we all think of her as now, anyway.

Looking forward to your next project (in front of the camera again) Julie!

The end ruins the movie
Do not show this movie to young girls! The message we get at the end of the movie is that a woman does, in fact, need a man to be complete. It's ridiculous and disturbing.

Funny!
Loved this movie. Very nice, very cute and funny !
Especially the parts in the priest boot confesions. Simply great! ... Read more

Reviews (6)

Very good
I thought this movie was pretty realistic. I happen to be nearly 26 years old myself, jewish, and yes a virgin. This movie gives me some hope of finding someone. There are older virgins out there in today's world.

The ending could have been better, however. She decides she loves someone (I won't give away who) for no apparent reason for this ephifany. She tells him, and that's pretty much the end- another twenty minutes of them together, and some real showing of her love for him would have been nice.

Further, in a conversation with one of her friends she berats him for keeping his women friends seperate from his lovers. But, this is hypocritical- she's doing the exact same thing. This annoys me.

Exc ruc iating, amateurish and an insult to Jewish women
A very lame, low budget indie flick about an affluent 25 yr old Jewish woman living in LA and trying to break into the music business as a lounge singer, with the improbable idea that in the present day ('97) this young woman would be a VIRGIN. Sorry, this idea ALONE is enough to sink this film and that's not considering the other terrible problems in the script, direction and acting.

The only possible explanation for a woman of this kind of background (educated, well-to-do, liberal Jewish upbringing, moderately attractive, thin) being a virgin would be extreme religious beliefs, physical deformity, gross obesity OR she's been in a coma for 8 years. There is no believable explanation for the character's lack of sexual drive or experience, except that she wants to meet "the perfect" man (with a big penis AND big wallet...how crude) and get married.

Katie (Marla Schaffel) is a grating, shrill charicture of an overbearing "Jewish Princess" stereotype so flat and one dimensional that it would border on anti-semitism if I didn't strongly suspect that writer-director Julie Davis is Jewish herself -- the self-hating kind. Who would WANT a miserable, shrewish, interfering, clinging witch like Katie? You can easily imagine this character in some trite sitcom, set 30 years in the future, in which she is an equally stereotyped "nagging Jewish Mother".

Add to this a deary, cliche-ridden script which is painfully unfunny and unrealistic (unemployed Katie lives in a fancy, decorated apartment in expensive LA, as do her friends). She smashes her car into a FERARRI, and the driver is a famous composer (fortunately, as Katie is an aspiring singer) who instantly falls for her and isn't put off by her virginity.

The tiniest saving grace here is that Marla Schaffel (who has never acted in films before and it shows) happens to be a Broadway Tony-nominated singer and she has a wonderful voice. I wouldn't have minded listening to her sing for 90 minutes, but watching her act is agonizing. She doesn't look young enough or innocent enough for the utterly unworldly Katie.

Everyone else is incredibly flat, lifeless, trite and corny. This whole things plays like a failed pilot for a sitcom. The bad language, references to sex, body parts etc. seem like dropped-in crudeness in a lame effort to sound trendy. Also the ending is very abrupt, as if they literally ran out of script or money and just stopped filming. There isn't a realistic or believable moment on the screen.

Detailing the bad dialogue and terrible writing would just take forever. Trust me that every second of this (except for a couple of the songs) is jut unendurable. An insult to women, and an insult to Jewish women in particular. Yecch.

Hope to find it in DVD
Wonderful movie! Hope to find it in DVD format soon :)

I don't think of you that way!
Rarely is there a movie that comes along that has the message that this movie has. Want you want is what you need, just because everyone else is doing it, that does not mean you must participate in what everyone else is doing. Seeing behind the outward appearence, we see a woman who is conflicted about her feelings and how she wants to react to them. This movie shows that sometimes when you want something so much, you will overlook the most obvious solutions to you probelms and your happines can elude you due to your narrow focus on the prize.

Saw this on Sundance channel
This movie is about a 25 year old woman who has been saving her first time for the right perfect guy. She soon finds that the perfect guy is the one thats been there all along. However, the guy is now with her best friend! This movie is so perfect. Honest, raw, and it had some of the funniest scenes I have ever watched on film! ... Read more