I think I've used this summary for another of my reviews - but I couldn't think of anything better for this repugnant offering.
I don't think I'll be giving anything away by saying that this is about a man who watches porn and his girlfriend doesn't like it... and that's it. Nothing else of interest happens, it isn't funny, it doesn't tackle any pressing conditions of modern man, the script is badly written and it isn't worthy of your time - despite some of the rather bewildering reviews to be found on here.
Everything about most of the characters is repulsive - from their accents to their behaviours and their inter-actions with each other.
It does raise three questions in my mind however.
1. How does this adolescent drivel get made ? Whoever was able to persuade studio executives that this would be an entertaining contribution to the movie world ?
2. What possesses previously well established and respected actors to take part ie Johansson and, especially Moore in a film that continues the depiction of women as objects to be conquered by a greasy sleaze-bag in a dodgy nightclub ?
3. Who would waste 1 hour 30 minutes (precisely) of their time watching this without wondering why they bothered ?
Wrap it up in as much pretentious mush as you like (and critics have) but this is, indeed, risible drivel.
For any of you who can't (or don't want to) keep up with the limited activity going on inside the main protagonists' head, his weekly confessions give you a regular handy update....yes really.
I don't think I'll be giving anything away by saying that this is about a man who watches porn and his girlfriend doesn't like it... and that's it. Nothing else of interest happens, it isn't funny, it doesn't tackle any pressing conditions of modern man, the script is badly written and it isn't worthy of your time - despite some of the rather bewildering reviews to be found on here.
Everything about most of the characters is repulsive - from their accents to their behaviours and their inter-actions with each other.
It does raise three questions in my mind however.
1. How does this adolescent drivel get made ? Whoever was able to persuade studio executives that this would be an entertaining contribution to the movie world ?
2. What possesses previously well established and respected actors to take part ie Johansson and, especially Moore in a film that continues the depiction of women as objects to be conquered by a greasy sleaze-bag in a dodgy nightclub ?
3. Who would waste 1 hour 30 minutes (precisely) of their time watching this without wondering why they bothered ?
Wrap it up in as much pretentious mush as you like (and critics have) but this is, indeed, risible drivel.
For any of you who can't (or don't want to) keep up with the limited activity going on inside the main protagonists' head, his weekly confessions give you a regular handy update....yes really.