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Just One Time (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 4

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 4.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Lane Janger has proven himself to be a virtual one-man movie by juggling the roles of cowriter, director, producer, and star in JUST ONE TIME, a highly original romantic comedy. Despite a... Lane Janger has proven himself to be a virtual one-man movie by juggling the roles of cowriter, director, producer, and star in JUST ONE TIME, a highly original romantic comedy. Despite a groan-worthy plot that reeks of Penthouse Forum--a young man wants to have a threesome with his fiancée and another woman--Janger has managed to tell an endearing and ultimately rosy love story. Two weeks before his wedding, Anthony, a macho New York fireman, is dying to see his "ultimate fantasy" fulfilled. His future wife, Amy, grudgingly agrees, but with one condition--Anthony has to return the favor by sleeping with another man. The couple enlist their colorful neighbors, Vincent (Guillermo Diaz), a virginal gay guy with a crush on Anthony, and Michelle (Jennifer Esposito), a sardonically sexy lesbian, to help bring the arrangement to fruition. What follows is a dizzying ride that contains more plot twists and misunderstandings than an episode of THREE'S COMPANY. Diaz and Esposito bring emotional complexity to their roles, adding layers of depth to the story with their deft character portrayals. A finely tuned blend of smart dialogue, sophisticated performances, and wacky situations, JUST ONE TIME offers some wise advice about love and monogamy. [More]

Starring: Joelle Carter, Guillermo Diaz, Jennifer Esposito, Lane Janger

Starring: Joelle Carter, Guillermo Diaz, Jennifer Esposito, Lane Janger, David Lee Russek

Director: Lane Janger

Director: Lane Janger
Screenwriter: Lane Janger, Jennifer Vandever
Producer: Exile Ramirez, Jasmine Kasovic, Lane Janger

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In his feature debut, Langer continues to develop the trend begun by him as producer of I Think I Do (a better film), i.e. to construct a romantic comedy that blends gay and straight characters that co-exist in the same community; the result is uneven.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/18/06
Emanuel Levy
Variety
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09/09/05
Emanuel Levy
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Just One Time began life as a sharply written short film, but as a feature it's unmemorable.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Boxoffice Magazine
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Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/10/01
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Had Just One Time been closer to 60 minutes in length, filmed in front of a barking studio audience and presided over by a guy named Springer, I might have been moderately amused.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/04/01
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

The dirty talk reveals motives that are unfashionably--dishonestly--square.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/01
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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03/23/01
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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It's not a bad way to spend 90 minutes, but not fantastic cinema either.

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02/01/01
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

This is not great, or risk-taking, filmmaking, but it does have a certain undeniable charm.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Jennifer Esposito spices up the cast as the all-knowing butch across the street. But a note to all hetero guys already pulling out their eight bucks: There are no scenes to write Penthouse about.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Just One Time, with its breezy jokiness, is more sitcom than smut, but at 90 minutes without a laugh track or commercial break, it hardly holds its own against an average episode of Dharma and Greg or Friends.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Just One Time is a bedroom farce with little sex or humor, a weak premise and spotty acting. But it's mildly enjoyable anyway, thanks to a sneaky charm.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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The script is unremarkable, as is [Janger's] direction and acting, but winning performances save it from total negligibility.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Noh
Film Journal International

A very enjoyable film that should entertain a wide demographic of movie fans.

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01/01/00
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

This isn't a groundbreaking film, or even a particularly memorable one.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
Loey Lockerby
Nitrate Online

A story like Just One Time is inevitable -- and welcome -- in an age of advanced sexual freedom and experimentation. But someone with more respect for women should take another whack at it.

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01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Instead of making people a little bit uncomfortable and poking holes in various sexual taboos, Janger's film floats past the eyes without leaving anything behind.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rod Armstrong
Reel.com

Just One Time is definitely onto something, but unfortunately, like Amy and Michelle, or Anthony and Victor, it never goes far enough.

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01/01/00
Stephen Tropiano
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