Two Girls and a Guy

Robert Downey's expression when he realizes that he's dealing with not one but both of his girlfriends is priceless. Other than that, this movie is just ridiculous. It's done in an improv style and it comes off as pretentious and an exercise in banality. The actors try to sound intelligent and come off sounding juvenile and whiny. Downey does what he can with the given material but Heather Graham and Natasha Wagner give excruciatingly bad performances here. The movie plays like a reading session for a film rather than polished. After this movie was over, I felt like a dog that had just been kicked. I might have even made the same sound a dog makes when it's kicked. An ex-girlfriend of mine told me that she met James Toback in a bookstore years ago and that he was a real weirdo. He asked her if he could watch her sleep and use that as a reference in writing her a screen role. Watching this movie, I completely believe the story. This guy obviously has issues and making a movie where a guy spends an hour talking his way out of a really bad situation just confirms that. There's one point where he actually fakes a suicide for the sole purpose of shock and.... look, see this movie. I'm not recommending it, it's just so utterly ridiculous that it begs to be made fun of. This is a real chock but it's funny chock. Rating: 1/2* out of *****.

This movie is probably the worst film I've ever watched. The sleazy concept of Robert Downey, Jr. trying to juggle between two girlfriends is horrendous. The graphic scene that gave this film an NC-17 rating was unnecessary. This film is highly degrading to women because it tries to pass them off as submissive sex maniacs who want nothing but threesomes and sexual satisfaction. Aside from that, the entire movie takes place in Downey's apartment, so you get bored with the atmosphere. The acting is on the level of softcore porno acting, and the script was obviously not present during the filming.

Toback's backbone of a script is great- it sets up the finest young actor of my generation (debatable- but worth saying) Downey Jr. is masterful in adlibbing and improvising. He accomplishes what Brando failed to do in Last Tango in Paris. Downey is real. His problems, his inner angst, his troubles all surface. This is like being with him. His magic and charm are entrancing and enchanting. Pretty cool. Worth a watch late at night- intense though.

To say that this movie is shallow, or unrealistic, is to miss the point. While it certainly has a lot to say about sex, and especially sexual fidelity, the point of the film is not that at all, but that concerns of sex are not truly the most important factors in a relationship. While loyalty and honesty certainly are, forgiveness is still a virtue, and lying about sex is not the same as lying about feelings. Though I, of course, do not agree with what the female characters in this movie did, at least the movie makes the oft-overlooked point that sex isn't everything, a point seldom made in movies, and often made in life. Though it is certainly not an exceptional movie, it is worth seeing, and an interesting look into the privileged status sex has attained in our modern society.

I recently rented this movie, and having found it in the comedy section of the video store, I thought I was in for a few laughs. Instead I ended up with a head-ache. Listening to the characters constantly bicker and scream at each other was like watching re-runs of the real world. The story-line was bland and exceedingly predictable.The characters were greatly undeveloped-why does Natasha Wagner's character seem so in love with Blake and care so much about him and what he does when she turns out to be a bisexual who is more interested in women anyway? It was an all too convenient way to get rid of her. I found Heather Graham's acting to be very unconvincing and unnatural. Her lines sounded too rehearsed and flat. Natasha Wagner's acting was better, but not by much. Robert Downey Jr.'s part was well acted but, like the other characters, not very interesting. While I am a big Robert Downey Jr. fan, I can't help but dislike this movie greatly.