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How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
May. 21st, 2016 10:59 pmI'd heard about How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town while watching the Jewel Staite Q&A at Calgary Expo last year. It sounded like a fun movie. And I've been a fan of Jewel Staite since Da Vinci's Inquest. So when I was casually browsing movies today I noticed it was doing a run at the Globe. As this is the sort of movie I never get people to go see, I went by myself.
There was less than a dozen people in the theatre - I don't think this is going to do well. That's unfortunate as it's not a bad movie. Not a great one either, but it means well and had a few genuinely laugh out loud moments.
A few observations:
Confirms my belief that small towns are hell on Earth. I'll allow my chosen family to be in my business. Every busy body and bully I've had the misfortune of knowing since grade school? Nope.
Unlike in porn, sex looks weird, awkward, and somewhat funny. Better to participate than to watch.
The main character's big secret seemed unlikely and unnecessary to the narrative. It would have been better if she was exactly what she seemed to be.
It takes a lot of iterations before the characters actually have their orgy. And the orgy is surprisingly vanilla. It's less about getting one's freak on as it is finding someone who wants to be with us, and not just a convenient set of genitals. Not exactly the most transgressive or shocking of conclusions. Still, it was nice to see at least one character call the others out on why this could be a bad idea, and another standing up for being vanilla in a way that doesn't make it the only moral option.
Watch this if you're a fan of any of the actors (Ms. Staite is the biggest name aside from a cameo by Lauren Holly), or if you want to see a lot of ass. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't something people need to drop what they're doing to see it.
There was less than a dozen people in the theatre - I don't think this is going to do well. That's unfortunate as it's not a bad movie. Not a great one either, but it means well and had a few genuinely laugh out loud moments.
A few observations:
Confirms my belief that small towns are hell on Earth. I'll allow my chosen family to be in my business. Every busy body and bully I've had the misfortune of knowing since grade school? Nope.
Unlike in porn, sex looks weird, awkward, and somewhat funny. Better to participate than to watch.
The main character's big secret seemed unlikely and unnecessary to the narrative. It would have been better if she was exactly what she seemed to be.
It takes a lot of iterations before the characters actually have their orgy. And the orgy is surprisingly vanilla. It's less about getting one's freak on as it is finding someone who wants to be with us, and not just a convenient set of genitals. Not exactly the most transgressive or shocking of conclusions. Still, it was nice to see at least one character call the others out on why this could be a bad idea, and another standing up for being vanilla in a way that doesn't make it the only moral option.
Watch this if you're a fan of any of the actors (Ms. Staite is the biggest name aside from a cameo by Lauren Holly), or if you want to see a lot of ass. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't something people need to drop what they're doing to see it.
