Burning Passion

This Belefant guy sure knows comedy and what love is all about. I think I dated a guy just like him. A must see for guys, just not the best first date movie....unless you're into that sort of thing of course!!!

I don't want to give away the sexual problem of the lead. You have to see it to believe it, but it is funny.

This film takes a very black comedy premise and presents it in a dramatic way. It could be funnier if done as a pure black comedy, but it has an interesting feel with the dramatic angle on the preposterously funny setup.

If it weren't so damn funny, this would be one of those really heavy message films: dealing with male sexual identity, the permanence of love, and the exploration of sex as an act of violence rather than an act of love. But it is so damn funny.

A guy finds out that he has this, um, problem, and that his problem involves flaming gism. He's afraid he'll kill the girl of his dreams if he has sex with her, so he ditches her at the altar. Next thing you know, he's killed hundreds of prostitutes. He's a priest, she's a nun. She shows up and convinces him that there's a difference between f*%$king and making love and that if he really loves her, nothing will happen. Sure enough, love conquers all and they live happily ever after. Until he falls out of love. I get the whole symbolism thing, but what's amazing about this movie is that it isn't heavy-handed and serious like most arty films with a message. In fact, it's a riot. Somebody needs to tell that Scorsese dude to watch this thing. And then lighten up.

I just came from a screening of this. It's a one joke premise, but it's a good one. Some guy with a sort of ejaculation problem deals with it by becoming a priest and sleeping with hookers. If this is based on real life experience, I'd hate to be married to the director/writer of this, but it makes for a funny film.