143/365 Strictly Sexual

Starring: Amber Benson, Johann Urb, Kristen Kerr, Stevie Long

Genre: Comedy

Discovery: I don’t exact know.  Netflix put it in my queue.  Maybe one night after too many beers I decided it might be a quirky flick to watch…your guess is as good as mine.

Summary: Two girls who are fed up looking for love ‘hire’ two out of work construction workers to live with them & be their ‘boy toys’.  Needless to say, one couple ends up happily ever after (Johann Urb, Kristen Kerr) while the other one has a full blown meltdown, Chernobyl-style (Amber Benson, Stevie Long).

First Glance: I don’t want to bag anyone who has the guts to make a movie about love & relationships that is a hard topic to narrate well.  Few can navigate the nuances of the complex topic that is romantic love.  I enjoyed getting a male perspective of the female experience.  Written and directed by guys.  The women were portrayed pretty honestly (although a little to0 ‘crazy’ for my liking).  This reeked of film students grabbing their buddies’ camera and a group of pals making a movie on weekends.  I don’t dig that part.  For all the raving the peeps did in the commentary about the DP, I was like “Are they for real, it is horrible”.

Deeper Look: Nope, not this time, peeps.  Keep looking elsewhere.  Ok wait, I need to be fair…The “buddy couple” (as i refer to them) who started off rather awkwardly really grew on me as they developed a friendship & chemistry by getting to know each other vs the other couple that was all about the bedroom.  I guess that’s deep, right?

What I Took Away from this Movie:  Instant attraction isn’t the key to a successful relationship & a 100,000 budget doesn’t go a long way when trying to make a decent film.

Final Glimpse: It was alright.  I wouldn’t disavow seeing it but neither would I tell anyone to rent it.  Does that tell you something?