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Reviews for September 2nd, 2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Directed by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck.       Eric (Jason Sudeikis), thirty-something and employed in a NYC job, has always gathered at the family home in the Hamptons with his childhood friends, Mike (Tyler Labine), Adam (Nick Kroll), Laura (Lindsay Sloane), Willow (Angela Sarafyan), Sue (Michelle Borth), Alison (Lake Bell) and Glenn (Will Forte). When he learns that his father (Don Johnson) is about to sell the house, Eric decides to have very special, memorable and unique final party there during Labor Day Weekend. That party will be an orgy, although persuading his friends to come together for such an experience ends up easier said than done. Meanwhile, Eric has a romantic interest in the sexy real estate agent, Kelly (Leslie Bibb).       Anyone expecting a hilarious, bold ensemble sex comedy will be sorely disappointed because the screenplay by co-writers/directors Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck offers too few laughs, surprises and wit to boot. Any truly great comedy should be at least somewhat grounded in realism, but A Good Old Fashioned Orgy barely has even a morsel of reality. Its characters are, for the most part, one-dimensional and either bland like Eric or over-the-top like Mike. Moreover, the subplot involving Eric’s romance with the real estate agent feels tacked-on as if it were merely added to add more conflict in the one of the re-writes. You’ll find yourself waiting and waiting for the titular orgy to transpire, but when it finally does, it’s too late and there’s not nearly as much nudity as you probably be expected from an orgy scene. If only the filmmakers were to take more risks like those taken in American Pie and Porky’s, perhaps Orgy would’ve been at least much more entertaining and memorable. Couldn’t there have at least been some outtakes provided at the very end?       At an ideal running time of 1 hour and 35 minutes, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy is a lazy, witless sex comedy that’s low on both sex and comedy. Number of times I checked my watch: 3 Opens in select cities. Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films. InSight Directed by Richard Gabai Please check back soon for a full review. Number of times I checked my watch: 3 Opens at the AMC Empire. Released by Check Entertainment. New York Says Thank You Directed by Scott Rettberg Please check back soon for a full review. Number of times I checked my watch: 3 Opens at the IFC Center. Released by Individual Entertainment. Quick Directed by Jo Beom-goo Please check back soon for a full review. Number of times I checked my watch: 1 Opens at the AMC Empire 25. Released by CJ Entertainment. Saving Private Perez Directed by Beto Gómez Please check back soon for a full review. Number of times I checked my watch: 4 Opens at the AMC Empire 25. Released by Pantelion Films. That Girl in Yellow Boots Directed by Anurag Kashyap Please check back soon for a full review. Number of times I checked my watch: 2 Opens at the Quad Cinema and AMC Empire 25. Released by IndiePix. Main Page Alphabetical Menu Chronological Menu ______________________________________________________

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