This independent
comedy succeeds in portraying how far a sex addict can fall, it continually
pushes the buttons through attention to detail, and provides a cascade
of jokes throughout the story, giving it a “Seth McFarland” sense of direction.
The film follows a young woman documenting her dissertation on sex addiction
for her PHD, but the project soon becomes compromised when she falls for “The
Sex Addict.” The first thing I must
commend the film on is how it explores the consequences of sex addiction, like,
not being able to commit to one person, the restraint it may hold on your job
performance...etc. (No Spoiler) There’s a scene where Rex, the subject of the
dissertation, is desperate to have sex, and meets up with a girl online. He’s
surprised to find out that she’s not a girl, the only thing she has in common
with Beyonce? The shoulders.
Rex rushes to the bathroom, calls every woman on
his contact list, but no one answers. After taking a moment, he goes back
inside....
The film shows
tremendous attention to detail, there were small things that added to the full comedic
relief of the movie. One example is when Rex puts up a sign warning his
neighbors to stay off his property.
(WARNING. KEEP OUT. TRESPASSERS WILL BE *SEXUALLY* VIOLATED.)
As the story
progresses we witness a cascade of jokes taking form in short scenarios, like
your boss visiting you at the hospital just to tell you you’re fired. Congratulations
to the cast, you can tell everyone was invested in this project, which made
those awkward-creepy scenarios into weird/hilarious jokes you can share with a
friend like, “this young woman walks into a sex predator’s house…”
There were certain
things I wish they would’ve gone more in depth about like, why did Rex’s
parents hate him? And whose story was this by the end of the film? We switch
from the woman pursuing her PHD to the intern’s perspective throughout the movie. San
Fernando Valley native? Got to watch this! It was fun seeing locations one
would pass by on their way to work or whatnot. Ever wondered how deep the lake in Balboa Lake is?
As an aspiring filmmaker, I have
to applaud the team behind this film on completing this project; this is the
true definition of independent filmmaking. They got their shit done, how many
of us can say that? Looking for a good indie-comedy?
Check this movie out on the 28th of
April on Video On Demand, or iTunes, or even better, preorder the DVD or Blu-ray the 28th
of March!
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