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Turning the Tables: Whipped
by Christian De Matteo

Solid

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  I love a good sex comedy.  Hit me with immature, female anatomy related humor, throw in some gross-out humor on top of it and I am a happy, juvenile little camper.

Whipped provides exactly this.

After the surprising success of The Whole Nine Yards, the studio decided to release this older film of Amanda Peet’s (who you saw just about all of in Nine Yards), a vulgar sex comedy about three “scammers” (players who try to crush a lot in modern terminology) and the hot and perfect young lady they all happen to meet.  Imagine Swingers meets American Pie and Me, Myself and Irene.

Peet does a great job being simultaneously sweet and wicked, completely believable in her role.  The movie provides some very good gross-out laughs (the salad tossing tale gets the cake), some poor man’s Farrelly brothers laughs, and some excellent diner dialogue that you can always look forward to.  To spice up the mix, writer/director Peter M. Cohen does some characters talking individually to the camera stuff, which is sometimes pretty funny as well.  Cohen’s ear for everyday speech is very good, good enough that he perverts it very well for comedy.

Brian Van Holt (who looks just like a Brian Van Holt should look), Zorie Barber, and Jonathan Abrahams are all very good, if not particularly likable, as the three scammers, each with a very distinct personality and a real feel.  I expect to see them pop up in more stuff, especially Barber.  Judah Domke is also excellent as their sad, married friend, providing a bunch of laughs.

The movie bombed terribly, a fate it didn’t deserve.  You won’t think it’s the funniest sex comedy you’ve ever seen, but it is a very enjoyable watch and will have you burying your face in your hands at least three times, as well as laughing out loud a good amount.  Though not an overly surprising ending, Cohen keeps it up just long enough to make his very entertaining point.

And make sure you watch the credits, too.  It’s one of those.

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