How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

If your say, in your late teens or maybe early twenties you might just like this film. Younger people are easier to please in my experience. I'm sure that's the audience target because much over that age group and I think you'll probably be too sophisticated to find this film entertaining. The film is really let down by the script which is neither clever, insightful or funny, it's just juvenile. It's verbal Slapstick. The 'plot line' and I use the term advisedly, doesn't quite hold up or ring true. It contradicts itself as does the characters. With a better script and direction it could have been far better. I'm not sure what it was trying to say,I expect nothing.

I see the bad reviews, and I guess I'm off the mark. I thought it was adorable. A wonderfully awkward depiction of a taboo that has probably happened!

You have to be from a small town to really understand I guess, having lived in one, and still knowing friends that live in them, this was a little walk down memory lane to the people and places of my youth.

I thought it was a good little Canadian film, with solid performances.

I'm surprised this doesn't have more reviews. I went in not expecting much more than a naughty indie film trying to sell the movie on the title and the premise. I came out the other end charmed and laughing at the honest silliness of it all. It's a truthful look at small-town folk who feel it's time to infuse a little excitement into their lives. Jewel Staite doesn't even have to try and she's adorably down to earth, and the rest of the cast fills out the ranks in fun, albeit sometimes one-note, tones. If you're expecting excessive nudity and R-rated raunchiness, you're looking in the wrong place (although there's a brief topless streaking scene early on - the only real nudity in the movie). Instead, this really is a small-town/intimate/true-to-life look at what happens when lifetime friends and neighbors decide an orgy is the answer to all their woes. Things get awkward, personal discoveries are made, and the movie ends with the most inspiring/heartfelt/upbeat orgasm face montage and streaking scene you'll ever see. It sounds funny, I know, but it's a sweet film with a sugary adult ending. Give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised.

A trauma of adolescence, combined with a cold parental reaction, help shape the main character Cassie in a story about shaking the past and being fearless (within reason) about the future.

If you had told me that I would like a movie that has at its core the theme of "_____-shaming" I would have laughed that off. Or a movie in which the usual character arc might befall a "homophobic" supporting character. But the movie carries the viewer along and up to the titular premise with a plausible and likable series of events led by a solid and charming cast. Canadian fans will spot a pair of actors known for The Listener. Firefly/Serenity fans will be pleased to see Jewel Staite as the lead in what is essentially both a rom-com and social satire.

From the opening chords of music, there is a firm grasp of nostalgia and a gravitas given to situations from the backstory that could have been mishandled but instead give a sense of emotional stakes and a rooting interest. In a culture of obligatory affirmation, it is an accomplishment that this movie manages to stay funny and full of heart and show some empathy for the weirdo outcast nerd along the way. Definitely worth checking out. Some people might be intimidated by the word Orgy in the title. The full title suggests that there is more going on and the potential absurdity of reality versus expectations have been richly mined in this movie.

This was fed to me via Plex and, to be honest, I was slightly put off by the title and only watched it because it starred Jewel Staite, who was so good in Firefly and Serenity.

However, once I got into it, I found the variety of characters mostly endearing and the development fairly entertaining. It's not "laugh-out-loud" funny but there's a fair bit of humour along the way. Plus some poignancy - without the overdose of sentimentality that one might expect from a USA equivalent.

To call the plot "implausible" would be a radical understatement but to their credit, the cast go with it and give it (albeit mostly don't show) their all.

Worth a look.