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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Nice Surprise From A Little Film!, April 24, 2001
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This review is from: Spin the Bottle (DVD)
A pleasant reunion of five childhood friends at a remote lakeside lodge soon escalates into a weekend of tense emotions, sexual escapades and subtle but effective revenge. This comedy-drama unfolds as an innocent game of Spin the Bottle unleashes sexual secrets, brings about some sleeping and screwing around and allows one person to get some long-awaited revenge. A cute, good-looking cast of twenty-somethings, an original storyline and some great dialogue makes this a winner in my book! A fine addition to your dvd collection!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Give this bottle a well-deserved spin..., August 4, 2001
This review is from: Spin the Bottle (DVD)
Great performances and deliciously catty dialogue make this engaging indie film a winner. It begins as a reunion of five childhood friends, and turns into a deadly-sin indulgence. Sex, lust, anger, and long-awaited revenge mix up a tasty cocktail. Toss in a talented & attractive cast and some witty lines... and I think you'll walk away pleased. The DVD has a decent (and also often witty) director commentary, trailers, cast & crew bios, and the award-winning short film "Cowboy Jesus".
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24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Some Silence Please!, November 6, 2001
This review is from: Spin the Bottle (DVD)
One of the main problems I've noticed with some films done by folks new to filmaking is a HUGE overreliance on what they perceive as witty or "Politically Important Dialogue" This film, while advertised as a gay Big Chill with a twist, was more similar to sitting in a classroom while a bunch of senior creative writting majors read their mid-term rough drafts to the class. First we have the innocent couple debating telling folks that they are engaged. Then we have the sexy troublemaker rambling on at dinner about how eating meat is a sexist evil perpetuated by the partiarchy, next is the overly dramatic girl with self esteem issues that is horrifically poorly acted to the point that you cannot tell if she is an escaped mental patient or just somebody who likes whinning in a babyish voice. Basically the plot of the movie wasn't too bad and it would have made a fun short film, say...20 minutes. The problem was in trying to show us how clever some of the characters were it passed the point of sardonic or tongue in cheek to merely self indulgent and boring. The homophobia at the end seemed a bit stuck on as well.
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