Written
July 15, 2009
HUMPDAY. Rating: 85 out of 100. (Based on a VIP advance press preview)
Recently I attended the advance press preview of this FUNNY 1.5hr movie written/directed/acted by Lynn Shelton - starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore, and Trina Willard.
As far as male-bonding movies go - HUMPDAY has the distinction of being one of the funniest tightly-written most intuitive chockful of SLY humor movie to come along in a long time. It is UNPRETENTIOUS and UTTERLY ENGAGING - snaring you with CLEVER LINES delivered by the marvelously expressive cast. Totally un-atypical 'Hollywood', HUMPDAY is the best independent movie of this year/2009.At its 2009 Sundance Film Festival premiere, it won the Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence.
The main themes are not about porn - but about male-bonding, self-discovery, communication, goals/hopes/aspirations/ambitions, relationships/friendships, etc.
This movie is the humble unassuming David to Hollywood's assembly-line hollow box-office Goliaths.
VERDICT:
GO SEE IT!
GRADE: Solid B
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