marcusedenellis

Whilst this film is a bit rubbish and not very funny (the sh*t demon is simply the most awful piece of film making ever), one must applaud the effort to expose the evil dogma of the Catholic church. This religion wallows in opulence whilst huge numbers of its adherents cry in hunger and poverty, this 'religion' speaks out against the use of condoms in aids-ridden Africa... this religion collaborated with the Nazis and refused to condemn the Holocaust. I just wish Kevin Smith has worked a little harder at producing a thoughtful and intelligent script, and not one that shoe-horned all his old mates into a piece that rarely rises above the level of school-boy humour.

Religion in all its forms offers nothing but intellectual slavery, backward thinking atrophy, offensive racism and extremism that will ultimately result in the death knell for the human race. It needs a great film to expose this. Dogma is not that film.

Welease Wodderwick...

My top five movies are:

1.Bring It On 2.Shawshank Redemption 3.Citizen Kane 4.Lawrence of Arabia 5.Ran

This film scales the heights of storytelling at its most visceral and eschews the prosaic mundanity of the standard teen-flick that was so ubiquitous in the nineties. Taking as it does the cutthroat world of cheer-leading in the US, it wrenches a tale so shatteringly shocking from this backdrop that you are left breathless and reeling from the sheer tour-de-force of passion, betrayal, lust and, yes, humour.

My first watching left me reeling with its heady brew of excitement, salacious internal fury and brilliantly twisting turning tale. Nothing, but nothing, will prepare you for this film. You will need to watch it over and over again just to absorb the gut-level blows the script delivers; then you will view it some more to start picking up on the subtle nuances and almost unnoticeable directorial touches that serve to keep you engaged and flummoxed at an almost subliminal level.

The Buffy alumni of Kramer and Dushku are worth the price of the DVD Special Edition alone but mix into this the (still, my beating heart)almost perfect Dunst, Union and Bell and frankly, you have a phalanx of unbearable beauty, talent and teasing Lolita-esqe innuendo.

I am not worthy to explain the plot - I simply could not do it justice. But, please, I implore you, watch this film and then vote for it with Ten Stars. The only shame is that the stars dial don't go up to eleven like the buttons on a Spinal Tap amp.

Submit to the avuncular charm of Sparky Polastri and thank the Lord for Peyton Reed.

Not bettered until Legally Blonde.

...finally, for those reviewers on here that recommend that those involved with this film f*ck off and die - well, really, get a life, an intellect, a sense of humour and proportion; and learn to spend your time more productively. It is my personal mission now to get this film recognised for the masterpiece it is - just to p*ss you off.

I caught this movie on Sky Premiere this week and it filled 80 minutes. Being from the UK, I had no baggage coming to this film. I understand that the case received saturation coverage in the US, featuring as it does the essential ingredients of murder, sex and betrayal. I didn't realise that the screenplay was adapted from a book by Amber Frey, which clearly put the balance in her favour. During the movie, she came across as a person of integrity and high morals. What a surprise then, when I searched her on Google after watching the movie, to discover that she had written the required book, appeared on numerous chat shows, sold the film rights, etc.

Ah well, I suppose you can't blame someone for making a buck or two.

The film itself is serviceable but bland as you would expect of a TV movie. The central roles are all played by actors who bear a startling resemblance to their real-life counterparts. None more so than the actress Janel Moloney playing the role of Amber Frey. I am not familiar with Moloney's work in the West Wing but I assume her soporific turn here was a reflection of the real-life nature of Frey. If it's not - then, please excuse me, but this was a performance that ran the gamut of emotions from A to B. Considering the situation she found herself in I am surprised she remained so calm and composed - almost icy.

As usual in TV movies, there are huge leaps in the narrative and the audience is expected to fill in the holes. For example, one minute she is alone in the world after the revelations about her ex-boyfriend, the next, she is in bed with a massage colleague and has been made pregnant by him.

Finally, the courtroom scenes built up no tension whatsoever. They seemed tacked on almost as an afterthought.

All in all, it passed the 80 minutes, but if it had been a moment longer, it would have been too long.

There is probably a decent film to be made of this case - this ain't it.