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Whirlygirl

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James, a New England teenager in prep school goes on a wild goose chase trying to retrieve a watch from an exotic dancer who stole it from him while performing at his schol. Alice, aka Whirlygirl, becomes a source of fixation for James. Not only does he go from straight to crooked but is caught in a bizarre whirlwind romance and the chaos of Alice's life. Alice, a former teenage runaway, is mixed up with equally dangerous people, a controlling sugar daddy, a stalker in the military, and demons from her broken family relationships. Alice lives in a dive, dances in a strip club, while James is on his way to an Ivy League school and life. James and Alice get more intertwined causing James to get into trouble at achool and risk his own future plans. In the end, Alice learns from James' middle class values and turns her life around before going to a new town to start over. James stays behind to finish school and lets Alice go to have her fresh start. Based on a true story which is enough to make the viewer wonder what happened next.

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Im not going to recap the entire story for you... I find that sometimes ruins the film, in my opinion. While this movie has a well written, and substantially original storyline that kept my eyes glued to the screen, the quality of the newcomer talents in the film (Julian Morris, Monet Mazur)is top-notch. In fact, I would go so far as to say Julian Morris is perhaps the best new face I've seen in years (if you look on imdb, he has one of the most enviable resume's ever, working for the royal shakespeare company etc., albeit in the U.K.). I preferred this coming of age story, easily, to The Dead Poets Society and the like. Wasn't too fond of the actor who plays Julian's room-mate, but im not going to give it less than a great review because of such a small part... I URGE absolutely anybody to see this film... And this is not a recommendation I make lightly... in fact, this is the FIRST time I've felt compelled to take the time to write a review online.

Seeing a fantastic price on this film, I just had to buy regardless of what it was. I had no expectations, as I knew nothing of the theme, characters, actors, etc. It turns out it is a fairly good film about college, the "girl of our dreams", and dealing with not finding, or marrying, Mr.(or Ms.) Right. Monet Mazur is so gorgeous that my thesaurus fails me...she is supposed to be the form(perfection) of the unobtainable college girl, and she achieves that. The male lead pines for her the whole film, continually trying to be with her, see her, help her. In the old days, this was regarded as love. His efforts get him close to the unobtainable, but in the end...I won't ruin it for you. Overall, if you had no expectations of the film, it is quite adequate and succeeds in its small aspiration as being a "coming of age"film, albeit in college.

I watched this movie for one reason - Monet Mazur. Had the movie ended after her illicit dance at the school I would have said, "boy, she looks and dances great - 4 stars". But the movie continued, and the (mostly) drama that ensued was very good also. I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't expecting such a thoughtful and realistic and well developed story. Like another reviewer commented, I thought more mindless American Pie shenanigans would follow. But no. The leading actor, Julian Morris, was deftly able to snatch the movie away from the faceless gang of classmates and become a real person. And Monet Mazur isn't just some faceless tart in a skimpy dress, nor a con artist with a heart of gold, but somebody who was equally real. I hope I don't make it sound too heavy, as the overall tone is on the light side, but this is a movie that you'll enjoy for the physical elements as well as the emotional content. If you're a fan of Monet Mazur or of Coming of Age movies or of movies that aren't simply a mishmosh of stereotypes, then you won't be disappointed.

Wow! This story really moved me! I didn't expect to like this too much, especially because I thought it was going to be an American Pie rip off. Oh, I was so wrong! It was amazing. A comedy? No, not really, but it definitely had its comedic moments. I love comedies, but this story was so much more! It really reeled me in! I never right reviews, but this story was so absolutely AWESOME it gave me a reason to. It was AWESOME!!!!

Jim Wison's Whirly Girl came as a pleasant surprise. It is certainly not great film making but it has a story that keeps your interest and characters that you grow to care about. The main problem was the way Screen Media decided to market the product. From a first glane this like like the typical teen sex comedy it isn't. There is some pretty serious drama in the third act that will probably turn off its expected audience.

Whirley Girl tells the story of an exotic dancer named Alice (Monet Mazur). She is hired by the boys of an elite prep school to dance for them . During the course of her dance she steals the watch of James(Julian Morris). In his quest to regain his property he must track her down in New York City.

After finding her the pair become friends and later lovers. There is a subplot involving an abusive boyfriend that gets resolved near the end and a moral choice that must be made about staying in school to pursue ones dreams.

The picture is presented on a bare bones disc with only some other trailers for the usual teen comedy material by Screen Media. This could have been a really good movie if it had a better marketing director. Worth a rental if you can find it.

Julian Morris (Cry Wolf, Young Arthur) stars as James a young boy who hires a Whirlygirl (Exotic Dancer) one night to entertain him and a bunch of his friends in a secret little place since it's prohibited on school grounds. Once the Whirlygirl played by Monet Mazur (Torque, 40 Days & 40 Nights) leaves James soon finds out that she has taken a valuable watch from him. So, he asks the head of the school if he can leave to go get the watch and he'll return before curfew. James tracks down the Whirlygirl at her apartment in which he soon starts to fall for her (as usual). Interesting look but there's nothing really here to get excited about. Mazur is beautiful and Morris gives a dull performance. Also starring Daniel Franzese (Bully, Mean Girls) and a surprising appearance by David Garrison (Married With Children, Op Center) as one of Mazur's customers. Well it was surprising to see him but he didnt have that much to do really. This gets a ** out of ****