Linbeymusol
Wonderful character development!
AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
Beulah Bram
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
terrell13-116-410323
So the title grabbed my attention of course but I was not expecting this film to be as hilarious as it is. Keep in mind it's definitely not for everyone but you if you enjoy extremely awkward situational humor & witty dialogue watch this!!
Argemaluco
Foremost: there are no orgies in How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town. Well, there are a few failed attempts, but they tend to be more tragicomic than sensual. And, after all, that's the point of the movie. Instead of making a vulgar comedy (something which would have surely been more lucrative), director and screenwriter Jeremy LaLonde made an analysis on the sexual politics of an idyllic Canadian community, simultaneously more repressed and perverse than what many people would suppose. Sure, it isn't a newfangled idea... the turbulent secrets under the placid surface of a small town are a recurrent theme in cinema from its origins themselves (some of my favorite examples: Blue Velvet, The Wicker Man -1973-, Village of the Damned -1960-); and even though How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town isn't particularly "erotic", I found it moderately interesting... but not very satisfactory. The main pro of this film is the competent performances from the whole cast, highlighting Jewel Staite, Katharine Isabelle and Kristian Bruun. As for the result of the failed orgies, it's quite predictable: love for some ones, repaired (or destroyed) relationship for other ones and emotional catharsis to those who were hiding some painful sexual secret. In other words, it might have the title of a sexual comedy, but the truth is that How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town ends up preaching the same monogamous fantasies of conventional romantic cinema. In conclusion, this movie is much more innocuous than it seems, but I have to say it never bored me. I just wish the screenplay was funnier, or genuinely subversive, instead of staying into a lukewarm niche which doesn't want to offend anyone... except the ones who were expecting the attractive actresses to show up naked.
alle-64-554702
Don*t expect too much: the trailer let you expect a funny, clever story with good actors and some tasty erotic. The story is good, but presented uninspired, many gags are lame and flat and finally, the graphic could easily be described as prude. OK, right: a movie with a story like that does with the right skills not need nudity at all. But with a scene the male actor clawing into the breast of the him riding woman to avoid nudity the film becomes hypocrite and lame ! The most explicit scene is a young, half naked no name actress, the rest is uptight avoidance. If they would play everything fully clothed, it would at least be art. Grow up, America !
MartinHafer
With a title like "How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town", you can pretty much expect that this will be an adult film...and it is very adult at times. Sex is talked about throughout the film and the ending consists of a lot of folks getting naked and having steamy sex. However, despite all the sex talk and nudity towards the end, it's not as gratuitous as you might imagine and the nudity isn't especially graphic or gratuitous. Beneath it all, it's a story about people and characters...albeit rather horny, repressed and screwed up ones. So, if you are easily offended or embarrassed, you probably should look elsewhere. Otherwise, it's a pleasant film and I'd like to see more from these folks in the future...more films that is, not necessarily more of them...if you know what I mean.When the story begins, Cassie is a teenager and is about to lose her virginity. However, instead of a night of love and passion that she'll never forget, it turns out to be a night of total embarrassment that she'll probably never live down! The film then jumps 12 years ahead. Cassie apparently left this small town long ago and her way of dealing with the embarrassment and nasty 'friends' is by writing a column about sex...and now she's considered a worldwide sexpert. However, when her mother dies, she forces herself to return to this hated Canadian small town and deal with the folks she's longed to forget. At first, they are stuffy and nasty...just as she expects. In particular, Heather treats her awfully...just like 12 years ago. However, something strange soon happens...this same snooty and stuck up Heather decides to see just how liberated Cassie really is and suggests that she host an orgy! Plus, Heather has a hidden agenda through all this. Cassie at first declines...but eventually, oddly, agrees. But the road to hot, sweaty, amoral sex is a very bumpy one...especially since everyone, including Cassie, end up having quite a few sexual hang-ups. Will this crazed orgy take place...or will it simply be a case of all talk and little, if any, action?The film's plot is all about sex...there's no way around that. By the end of the film a lot of folks are having sex..in fact, pretty much everyone is. That's not exactly a surprise. But what makes the film worth seeing isn't the bits of nudity and titillation but the little stories you see as well as the fullness of the characters. I enjoyed most of the stories though I felt that they were occasionally a bit uneven and difficult to believe. At times, it seems like a comedy but at other times it's a bit dark and even sad..plus who acts like these folks?! This made the experience of watching the film a bit odd to say the least. And, overall it was still a very good and very original movie...and it's worth seeing with someone you love.By the way, writer/director Jeremy Lalonde has mostly helmed short movies before this film and I expect that he'll only continue to improve with future projects--so he's definitely someone to watch. Also, interestingly, like quite a few new films lately, this one was crowd funded and seems to have made the most of a rather small budget.
