Easier with Practice

Easier with Practice is a 2009 American drama movie. The story of this movie is based on a 2006 GQ article which was written by Davy Rothbart.

The movie was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, Best First Feature and Someone to Watch Awards.

Plot
Davy Mitchell is a writer who is on tour to promote his unpublished short stories. He gets a random telephone call from a woman named Nicole. The stranger seduces him into an intense session of phone sex. That sparks an erotic and intimate relationship between them. The relationship is based entirely around the phone calls. Davy wants to make it work. He becomes frustrated when Nicole doesn't give out her phone number. He is fed up with her games. He wants to meet her in person.

Cast
 Brian Geraghty as Davy Mitchell
 Kel O'Neill as Sean Mitchell
 Marguerite Moreau as Samantha
 Jeanette Brox as Sarah
 Jenna Gavigan as Josie
 Katie Aselton as Nicole

Development
Easier with Practice is an independent movie. It was distributed in the United States by Breaking Glass Pictures. In Canada, it was distributed by Mongrel Media. The movie was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America. However, the rating was surrendered. The movie was released without an MPAA rating.

Reception
Easier with Practice was first shown at the CineVegas Film Festival. It won the 2009 Grand Jury Prize. It got Best New International Feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Rotten Tomatoes put the rating of the movie at 91%. This was based on 32 reviews. AllMovie gave it five stars in its reviews.

Awards
 2010 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature
 2010 Winner - Someone to Watch Award - Kyle Patrick Alvarez
 2010 Winner - Turkish Film Critic's Prize -!f Film Festival - Kyle Patrick Alvarez
 2009 Winner - Grand Jury Award - CineVegas International Film Festival
 2009 Winner - Best New International Feature - Edinburgh International Film Festival
 2009 Winner - Special Jury Prize - Indie Memphis Film Festival

References

Category:American drama movies
Category:2009 drama movies