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A writer asks a writer friend for his honest, truthful, no-holds-barred opinion on a newly-completely screenplay. This can only end badly. The Bluetooth Virgin is the concentrated tale of this dire situation, rolled out in a series of discrete scenes that (appropriately enough for a movie about writing) highlight the word above all else. Sam (Austin Peck) is the author looking for feedback, and David (Bryce Johnson) is his pal, a magazine editor; the script in question has the frankly terrible title of The Bluetooth Virgin. One high point comes early, on the golf course, as David's initial encouraging reactions to the piece gradually give way to admitting that, well, the script had a lot of problems. Primarily a batch of two-person dialogues, the movie also gets boosts from Lauren Stamile and a formidable Karen Black. Writer-director Russell Brown arranges the movie around the Mamet-esque exchanges of his characters, who are generally not really wanting the thing they say they're wanting. This sort of assertively "written" dialogue can be exciting to listen to, especially in an age that values a lax naturalism in movie dialogue, and Brown has a fine ear for self-delusion. The danger in such an approach, and Brown doesn't elude it, is that such a movie can feel like a self-contained system, without room for breath or uncertainty. But it's an undeniably clever system. --Robert Horton
Product Description
Sam (Austin Peck), an aspiring screenwriter, has always relied on the constructive criticism and advice of his best friend David (Bryce Johnson), a successful magazine editor. But when David provides negative feedback for his latest work, both writers learn that sometimes the truth isn’t always the best policy.
BONUS FEATURES: Audio commentary with Bryce Johnson, Karen Black, director Russell Brown and editor Curtiss Clayton
Interview with Russell Brown, Curtiss Clayton and filmmaker/scholar Caveh Zahedi
