Suddenly Naked

It was a witty, fun, hilarious movie. Wendy Crewson was dead-on as the bitter writer who falls in love with a younger man. I thought she worked well with Joe Cobden, and Peter Coyote as well.

The movie was well-written and well-directed. It had lots of snappy dialogue, and a lot of scenes with Wendy's character and Joe's character bantering back and forth. They were good at this and made it very believable.

The scenes showing Wendy's character with her book agent were funny too. Between the agent and Peter Coyote's character Lionel, there were plenty of good foils for Jackie (Wendy's character) to play off of. I loved this movie!

It is odd how I got to this movie. I was buying some used movies at the video store. I got this one just because it was cheaper to buy 3 and did not at all expect to particularly enjoy it. By the title and box I expected it to be something almost porno. I LOVED it. It was one of those great surprises like going into a divey looking cafe and finding outstanding food and service. Wendy Crewson rocks. (Almost as good as her toy scene in Better Than Chocolate :-)) This character was just so charming, vulnerable, world weary and cynical at the same time. I adored her. Felt like I knew her from the first couple of paragraphs so to speak. Great job by actors and director. Kudos and I hope I find many more like it. When you expect a movie to be mediocre it usually is. Not this one.

I thought Suddenly Naked was a clever and intelligent piece of film-making. My only real negative was the lead's character development near the end. Things happened too suddenly. I understand and appreciate "moments of realization" but this felt too easy.

Other than this one negative I did appreciate how much was accomplished on a moderate budget. It's a shame how few people are exposed to such works. This film, unlike most, allows the audience to actually think. You consider social barriers and self image. I found myself wondering on the weight I give to opinion of others.

Locations were excellent as was casting. It is difficult to compare this to other films such as Harold and Maude as it is not such a romp. I do think, however, that those who appreciated Harold and Maude may enjoy this film.

I will watch Suddenly Naked a second time. That is the best evidence of how I feel about this film.

Suddenly naked was supposed to be funny, lovely little comedy, but turned out to be surprisingly bad. Few good jokes, but otherwise too little saying. Actress in the leading role was not that bad, but I was irritated by the way she had to talk or mumble all the time, I guess she was trying to be cool - however, I found it repulsive.

I have been waiting to see this movie again since I first caught it in July 2003. It is now Jan 2004 and I was delighted to see it again!!! It's a very quirky movie, not a blockbuster, but I thought it was great. Interesting dialogue, the characters could use some more development, but overall the plot is sweet. And it doesn't hurt that the movie involves a good band, Gob! I just wonder if there is a soundtrack out there somewhere. Anybody know?