I just saw "Relax... It's Just Sex" for the first time last night, and I was really surprised at how serious it was. Going by the title, I was expecting a really light comedy. It was funny as all hell, but incredibly thought-provoking as well.
Too bad this movie hasn't gotten as much attention as it deserves. The characters were so fleshed-out, likeable, and funny that I felt like I was friends with them all, and present at Jennifer Tilly's party. This is one of the best ensembles of the year.
The funny moments in the movie mixed in well with the more serious moments without ever being awkward transitions. I especially liked how they handled the scene in which Vincey retaliates against the gay bashers. It was very intense, and it was given the attention and consideration it was due. The movie managed to be incredibly funny as well, it was amazing. I loved all the movie references, like when Jennifer Tilly compares two of the male characters to Faye Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest" and Elizabeth Taylor in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Every time I think about that I could just die laughing.
This is definitely a movie that I want to see again, and, perhaps to own. It is also the first movie that I have seen in a long time that I would make all my friends see. My only regret is that I missed this movie when it was theaters last Spring.
Too bad this movie hasn't gotten as much attention as it deserves. The characters were so fleshed-out, likeable, and funny that I felt like I was friends with them all, and present at Jennifer Tilly's party. This is one of the best ensembles of the year.
The funny moments in the movie mixed in well with the more serious moments without ever being awkward transitions. I especially liked how they handled the scene in which Vincey retaliates against the gay bashers. It was very intense, and it was given the attention and consideration it was due. The movie managed to be incredibly funny as well, it was amazing. I loved all the movie references, like when Jennifer Tilly compares two of the male characters to Faye Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest" and Elizabeth Taylor in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Every time I think about that I could just die laughing.
This is definitely a movie that I want to see again, and, perhaps to own. It is also the first movie that I have seen in a long time that I would make all my friends see. My only regret is that I missed this movie when it was theaters last Spring.