PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

SanteeFats Boy talk about your stereotypical Jewish angst movie. This is it to the absolute max. I thought it was suppose to be a rom-com. Well there is some rom, kind of, but I personally found very little com. A think Amy's dad was pretty funny though and mom was okay, although I think in reality very few daughters talk so frankly to daddy about who they have or have not banged. Anyway this is a movie that I regret watching and will never watch again. Just too much self doubt and loathing in the Amy character even though she finally gets through it at the end. I guess it is suppose to be hilarious that she does end up achieving this break through with a radio show shock jock. Eh!!

zardoz-13 Julie Davis qualifies as the female equivalent of Woody Allen in this spunky little romantic comedy about a girl who discovers the right guy while propagating her pro-feminist rant against the opposite sex. "Amy's Orgasm" breaks the fourth-wall so that the female protagonist addresses the audience about her travails as she searches for the right guy. The witty dialogue is pungent and the cast is first-rate. Davis juggles the duties of writer, producer, and director with skill and savvy. At 87 pithy minutes, "Amy's Orgasm" never wears out its welcome, but women may find its message and the protagonist's eventual hypocrisy somewhat disconcerting after the initial build up. Nevertheless, Davis is very frank about the perils of being a single girl. Although "Amy's Orgasm" contains no visual nudity, the content of this energetic comedy is risqué. Davis shows her character masturbating about her male fantasy figures as well as owning pornographic videos to help get herself off during interludes of lust.An Ivy League-educated, self-help author, Amy Mandell (Julie Davis of "I Love You, Don't Touch Me"), has just sold her first book for a million dollars. She is on a book tour signing autographs as she discusses her life with us. She discovers for herself first-hand that having more money than she knows what to do with magnifies her sense of loneliness. Secretly, Amy feels that she is a fraud because so many women believe her ideas about love. The theme that Amy underlines in her book is that women don't need men to be complete. Actually, Amy knows nothing about relationships because she hasn't had any relationships, much less great sex. Her well-meaning parents, Amy's dad (Charles Cioffi of "Shaft") and her mom (Mary Ellen Trainor of "Lethal Weapon IV") advise her to find somebody with whom she can share her newly found success and money.Twenty-eight years old, Jewish, and single, Amy has no man in her life until she meets a 37 year old shock-jock talk show radio personality, Matthew Starr (Nick Chinlund of "Con-Air"), who interviews her on his popular Los Angeles radio show about her book "Why Love Doesn't Work." Matthew enjoys putting people on the spot, but Amy surprises him with her quick comeback lines. Matthew and Amy embark on an uneasy relationship. Meanwhile, Amy takes a shot at her own kind of self-help by visiting a Catholic confessional and talking with a young priest (Jeff Cesario of "Kiss of a Stranger") who is turned on by her. One of Amy's naughtiest dreams is having sex with this celibate, stud muffin priest and we see them briefly together in bed as she imagines it. Amy has a love/hate relationship with her overbearing publicist Janet Gaines (Caroline Aaron of "Primary Colors") who constantly berates her for throwing away her life. At one point, Janet plants a big kiss on Amy before a book lecture and outs herself as a lesbian. Naturally, they have a falling out because our heroine has no urge to become gay."Amy's Orgasm" is funny, mischievous, low-budget comedy with loads of insight hidden behind its humor.

tomgrunick This movie is nothing but a tease...offering all sorts of insights into the way women and men inter-act but in the end offering only shallow platitudes.The use of the confessional as the way of hearing Amy's inner thoughts was nothing but a glib gimmick...completely unbelievable.The acting was wooden and unimpressive, and I couldn't recognise any of the stars. Nor will I be looking for them in another movie any time soon.This is a poor imitation of Sex And The City, and comparisons with Woody Allen are hopeful at best, and laughable at worst. It all seemed like a stand-up routine taken too far.And what is it with movies about women who write books about how they don't need men, and then fall in love? Change the formula!

mc4_a What starts out as a mildly charming and satisfying movie, ends up as a disaster close to the finish line. 15 minutes into Amy's O, you'll have little question about how the story will play out. The issue is the sloppiness of the final act. It feels like a complete abrupt cop-out. Even some of the dialogue in the final scene is re-dubbed without consideration to matching lip movements. Did they run out of money? It's a shame because despite the obvious flaws, the movie did offer some charming moments. Unfortunately, it's not enough to recommend it based on the ending.