This story of a young pornography-addicted man trying to have a relationship with a live woman is a hoot. The feature directing and writing debut of buffed-up star Joseph Gordon-Levitt (last blogged in Premium Rush), it has plenty of laughs, plenty of stars, and a good story with a beginning, middle, and end. Gordon-Levitt wrote the part of the love interest for Scarlett Johansson (most recently in Hitchcock) and was relieved she was able to take it, and take it she does, with a hilarious, gum-chewing New Jersey accent. Gordon-Levitt's Italian-American parents are played to perfection by Tony Danza (best known for his many TV roles starting with Taxi (1978-1983), he played the title role in a little Los Angeles stage production of Fiorello--I saw it and he can sing!) and Glenne Headly (profiled in The Joneses). Supporting strength comes from Julianne Moore (last in What Maisie Knew), a gang of guy friends, a stream of gorgeous women, and cameos by Brie Larson (last in The Spectacular Now) as Jon's sister and by Anne Hathaway and Channing Tatum (I could tell you what they do but that's not how I roll).
You can bet that I, a 60-something female, am not the target demographic for this movie, but I loved it, as did my friends (Jack was unable to meet us Friday so I can't tell you his opinion--I've urged him to see it!).
Nathan Johnson (most recently scored Looper) provides his usual interesting music (clips on amazon), along with a long list of songs.
Critics are averaging a solid 82% to audiences' 70 on rottentomatoes, and this was 9th at the box office last weekend in its third week of release. You don't need a big screen (expected DVD release in January) to enjoy the good, dirty fun.
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