Product: Sorority Boys (2002)
Rating: 2.0
Not Funny Enough to Me
I don't criticize the silly plot -- that three college male students kicked out of the fratanity, and live in a nearby sorority in drag is a good idea. Lemmon and Curtis did a similar thing in "Some Like it Hot." And I don't care if they don't look like real girls, or I don't mind they don't shave every morning. That's fine, hey, it's a comedy. But two things I do never forgive; they are 1) the gags are all predictable and unfunny, and 2) the unbelievably clithed use of lovely Heather Matarazzo.I said "unfunny" gags, but the truth may be different. The film, given by Touchstone, lacks pizzazz that made "American Pie" and other teen comedies really funny. The gags are gross-out, sure (and it's ok), but they could have been more bold and audacious. I don't expect Cameron Diaz's now classic hair jell scene, but at least they should have tried some gags that could have been really close to that. And during the 90 minutes, there were no moments that could be remotely hilarious as that.And somebody should prohibit casting Heather Matarazzo into an "ugly" girl role -- nobody in Hollywood seems to realize that in fact she is sweet and cute (am I the only one to think that way? I don't think so.) The film also shows the typical portrayal of hunks -- actually, three characters look no different from each other even though it is obvious these actors can do better than that. But the results are painfully bad with the exaggerated performance, which I believe these players are forced to do.After showing many gags simply unpleasant men and women all alike (and unpleasant without wit or laugh), the film eventually tells us that these attitudes are wrong, telling us what you saw should be changed, etc. Please. I don't believe it.