HUMPDAY

Guy’s review...

Ben and Andrew are best friends. Two different people, Ben has settled down and is about to start a family. Andrew is in the “it” crowd and tries to have as much fun as possible. One night, Ben goes with Andrew to one of his parties. Here they find out about an artsy porn festival. A festival where porn is trying to come as close to art as possible. Ben and Andrew think that two straight men having sex would be very artistic. The seed is planted and the two best friends decide to do it.

What I liked about this movie is that they seemed like regular people even though some of the acting was shitty, but I guess the common Joe with no training is a shitty actor. It has a great setup and is full of “real” conversations about who we are and what we are trying to be. I found myself really listening to what they were saying.

This doesn’t sound very funny at all. I assure you, it is. There’s a moment in the movie where you’ll cover your face to sheld yourself from the awkwardness. It’s just real stuff that’ll make you smile.

Guy’s Rating: A great indie that gives a little bit of hope to filmmakers, so watch it.

Girl's hump thoughts...

This movie didn't just make me cover my face once, to shield myself from the awkwardness. It felt like I watched this whole movie with fingers framing it's edges, it was so awkward.

First, it was the acting. Ben, the guy with the wife and the house and the white picket fence, is a horrible actor to watch. I hated his every mannerism, his every "deep" rant, his very existence bothered me. I hope this actor isn't like that in real life, because people like that should be shot. His wife was almost no better. Although she didn't annoy me nearly as much, it was probably more to do with the fact she had less camera time and therefore didn't get to talk about her annoying self. Still, when she got drunk with Andrew to become buddies with him, I was shielding my eyes from her "drunk" acting skills. Andrew was the only shinning star in this movie concerning the acting. Although stupidity does run from his mouth like a river at times, he still has he redeeming qualities: the crazy laugh he has, the fact he actually smiles (huge), and that he seems generally innocent of all the fake anxiety Ben tries to act out.

If this movie had ended any other way, I doubt I would have enjoyed it as much as I did. The fact the last note of the movie was on Andrew was a blessing. Whoever wrote that part into the script did the right thing. In the end, Ben and his wife were the supporting characters, although it doesn't seem that way for most of the film. It was Andrew's story that was the most interesting, therefore it was definitely right for the movie to end on him.

Girl's Rating: Awkward, independent cinema with border-line horrible acting on two out of three parts... I recommend this film, even though I don't know if I liked it yet.