This is precisely what happens when you get a wild conglomeration of ideas and characters and throw them all together if only to see what happens. In all actuality, this isn't as much of a movie as it is a science project caught on camera. Christina Ricci plays Dedee Truitt, a young girl who leaves home to go live with her step brother in Indiana. She's not exactly a kind hearted person, and the first 20 minutes of the movie serve only to describe her thoughts and attitudes on life and other people. After only a minute or two, it doesn't take any intuitive powers of perception to realize that she's a bitch; the enjoyment comes at watching her say everything you wish you were creative enough to think of yourself. As though that weren't entertaining enough, she leaves town and the movie takes a turn for the worse. She moves to Indiana with her gay step brother and decides she's ready for sex, so she converts his boyfriend back into being straight! That doesn't go over too well when Dedee announces that she's pregnant and the boyfriend is the father. The movie takes another turn when they run off to California to have the baby. There is quite a bit more of scenery changing that occurs, but the basic plot of the movie is how several different people think about sex and relationships, how they interact with each other, and how Dedee's exploits serve to change some of their thought patterns.
Trust me on this one, it sounds a whole lot better than it actually is. The first 20 minutes border on the hysterical and you could fall off your chair from laughing so hard if the mood was right. The last 10 minutes were pretty good as well, when Dedee finally figures everything out and order is finally restored to everyone's lives. The problem is really the hour in between the beginning and ending. It sucks. I'd say that it progresses like a soap opera, but I don't want to give any soap operas a bad name. It runs pretty much like everyone is just going through the motions with their roles, nobody is very interesting anymore, and it's pretty boring to sit through. By the way, if you are planning to watch this for one of the actors or actresses involved, don't bother because nobody is very good here. The story dominates the actors, and nobody is going to be so emotionally compelling that it is a must see performance. Every once in awhile, there is a nice conversation where a couple of the characters have something really important to say about life, sex, or relationships, but the tidbits are so small that to wade through that whole hour for them is going to be a big waste of your time.
In actuality, the perfect scenario to view this would be while suffering from a severe case of diarrhea. You could start the movie at your leisure, get through the first few minutes, and then go clean up shop. By the time you got back, you could see one of the nice tidbits scattered intermittently through the middle of the movie, and just in time to go worship the porcelain idol once again. When worship services were over, you could make it back for the last 10 minutes, someone could explain to you what you missed, and you would have beaten the system by diarrhea! You could see all of the great stuff this movie had to offer, and there is some good stuff, your friends would have to sit through the whole thing to keep explaining it to you when you were there, and you would miss out on all of the boredom this has to offer while you were taking care of bigger and better things! How great is that! I guess if that doesn't appeal to you or if circumstances don't allow it, you could just do something else while the movie is playing. It's an excellent movie to clean house to, or make cookies or what have you, but don't give this your undivided attention. I'd recommend watching it, but have a backup plan to keep you busy, because the movie won't.
Trust me on this one, it sounds a whole lot better than it actually is. The first 20 minutes border on the hysterical and you could fall off your chair from laughing so hard if the mood was right. The last 10 minutes were pretty good as well, when Dedee finally figures everything out and order is finally restored to everyone's lives. The problem is really the hour in between the beginning and ending. It sucks. I'd say that it progresses like a soap opera, but I don't want to give any soap operas a bad name. It runs pretty much like everyone is just going through the motions with their roles, nobody is very interesting anymore, and it's pretty boring to sit through. By the way, if you are planning to watch this for one of the actors or actresses involved, don't bother because nobody is very good here. The story dominates the actors, and nobody is going to be so emotionally compelling that it is a must see performance. Every once in awhile, there is a nice conversation where a couple of the characters have something really important to say about life, sex, or relationships, but the tidbits are so small that to wade through that whole hour for them is going to be a big waste of your time.
In actuality, the perfect scenario to view this would be while suffering from a severe case of diarrhea. You could start the movie at your leisure, get through the first few minutes, and then go clean up shop. By the time you got back, you could see one of the nice tidbits scattered intermittently through the middle of the movie, and just in time to go worship the porcelain idol once again. When worship services were over, you could make it back for the last 10 minutes, someone could explain to you what you missed, and you would have beaten the system by diarrhea! You could see all of the great stuff this movie had to offer, and there is some good stuff, your friends would have to sit through the whole thing to keep explaining it to you when you were there, and you would miss out on all of the boredom this has to offer while you were taking care of bigger and better things! How great is that! I guess if that doesn't appeal to you or if circumstances don't allow it, you could just do something else while the movie is playing. It's an excellent movie to clean house to, or make cookies or what have you, but don't give this your undivided attention. I'd recommend watching it, but have a backup plan to keep you busy, because the movie won't.