A rare and hilarious, multi-layered insight of the world of the little man

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2013)

Well, well, that was quite the surprise! Everything else being said by other reviewers, I'd like to add that it made me realize how rare movies like this are. That is, about the little man. The dumb man. Not the hero, not the intellectual, not the sociopath, not the victim of injustice or any other, you know, *interesting* type. Nothing glamorous, just a regular dumb-ass dude. Italian from Jersey, too. The leads are extremely good, Scarlett Johansson kills it in the part of the uber-stupid and annoying hot chick. The dad was brilliant, too. Beautifully shot, masterfully edited, great pace and structure, the constant cycling of elements beautifully reflects the routine of Jon's painfully ordinary life devoid of anything but satisfying the most basic animal needs.
All the imaginable clichés, all at once and way overdone - fantastic and hilarious! Way better than the trailer would make you think, a skilfully crafted piece of merciless, if light, social satire. Unfortunately, I believe that aspect of the film is being neglected by the audience in favor of the more attention-grabbing element of the porn-addiction, which (in my humble personal opinion) is not at all the leading motif.
Addendum: reading some of the negative reviews posted here made me shiver and remember why I opted to live in the much more liberal EU. I believe Americans have gone waaay too far in the way of obsessively trying to be politically correct. Oh yes, and religious and proper and tidy and non-smoking and all that, too. Not a "date movie"? What on Earth is a "date movie"? Offensive and vulgar?! Improper language? I found it as innocent and heart-warming as a little white bunny. Humping a ton of other bunnies, all right, but still :)