Amy's O (2002)
27 %
Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 8 Rotten:22 Average Rating: 4.4/10
Consensus:
The title character is too self-absorbed to be all that engaging, and the movie's depiction of gender issues seems retrograde.
Runtime: 87 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 23, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Best-selling self-help author Amy Mandell (Julie Davis) is having a crisis. Her book is about why relationships are doomed to fail yet she has never been in a real relationship, nor even had sex in several years. Her controlling lesbian publicist (Caroline Aaron), bickering parents, and a... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Jeff Cesario, Caroline Aaron, Mitchell Whitfield
Director: Julie Davis
Screenwriter: Julie Davis
Producer: Julie Davis, Fred Kramer
Composer: Miriam Cutler
Screenwriter: Julie Davis
Producer: Julie Davis, Fred Kramer
Composer: Miriam Cutler
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a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes.
02/12/03
Davis' candid, archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort.
01/31/03
Top Critic
Despite its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is Amy's self-absorbed personality -- Amy's O's honesty will win you over.
01/31/03
When compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, Davis' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air that stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic.
01/02/03
Top Critic
One of the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies I've ever seen.
12/08/02
Julie Davis is the Kathie Lee Gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent.
11/27/02
Davis is funny, charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as Amy.
11/09/02
The whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.
10/04/02
Top Critic
Frankly, it's kind of insulting, both to men and women. And it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting.
10/02/02
About Amy's cuteness, Amy's career success (she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself), and Amy's neuroses when it comes to men.
09/27/02
Top Critic
A movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self… this Orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people.
08/30/02
Davis the performer is plenty fetching enough, but she needs to shake up the mix, and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine.
08/30/02
Like Kissing Jessica Stein, Amy's Orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.
08/29/02
Top Critic
It's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on Oprah.
08/29/02
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