I am a total sucker for movies about small towns and how they band together for a common cause. "Doc Hollywood" comes to mind. This movie is about Andy (Bridges), an unemployed okie think-tank who believes that he can catch lighting in a bottle with a grand idea. The grand idea being that porno makes money therefore, he can cash in on an amateur market. Enlisting the help of his buddies, they set out to shoot one with hilarious obstacles along the way.
The plot is somewhat inconsequential to the relationships between the men. I can feel that they all had a hand in never allowing each other to evolve. You can tell it is an extended family. So, it's not difficult to see how Andy never got a chance to grow up.
There's a sweetness to this movie that a more cynical viewer may not enjoy. There is the dark undercurrent of pornography that isn't really addressed except to say that with enough money (or sometimes lack of) anyone can be available. I, for one, enjoyed that they relished in attempting to recruit their own townspeople. Most whom we've assumed are more moral than they prove to be.
I especially enjoyed the references to filmmaking. Mostly conversations friends and I have had. Which seem silly now. But between the learning curve of saying and doing, it becomes a LOT more funny, since the naive attitude leads to some disappointments.
A fun watch. Would love to see this director make another project.
The plot is somewhat inconsequential to the relationships between the men. I can feel that they all had a hand in never allowing each other to evolve. You can tell it is an extended family. So, it's not difficult to see how Andy never got a chance to grow up.
There's a sweetness to this movie that a more cynical viewer may not enjoy. There is the dark undercurrent of pornography that isn't really addressed except to say that with enough money (or sometimes lack of) anyone can be available. I, for one, enjoyed that they relished in attempting to recruit their own townspeople. Most whom we've assumed are more moral than they prove to be.
I especially enjoyed the references to filmmaking. Mostly conversations friends and I have had. Which seem silly now. But between the learning curve of saying and doing, it becomes a LOT more funny, since the naive attitude leads to some disappointments.
A fun watch. Would love to see this director make another project.