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Body Shots

Body Shots

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Good Attempt
Review: "Body Shots" was a very interesting movie...you have to agree with that! I thought the acting was surprisingly very well done, especially by Tara Reid. I have always thought she was just some pretty teen actress who was just put in movies because of her looks, but she really proved she can be a serious actress in this movie. The subject matter is very mature and there are times when you are not for sure if they are taking a serious stance or a light-hearted one. I do think some of the sex scenes were uncalled for...especially Brad Rowe's scene because it makes his character look like a total hyprocrite! "I don't do one night stands..."
I think the movie did center around sex way too much. Sex is totally overrated and this movie proves that point!! You have to see this movie to believe it, I think I might actually buy it!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An Unexpected Gem. A Perfect Cast tell a Difficult Tale.
Review: "Body Shots" pretends to be telling us that there is No Hope in finding love in the "20 Somethings" dating world. Every Character at One Stage tells us how impossible that is. (a couple of characters tell us more than once) But at the Same time the film shows Sean Patrick Flannery (Rick) and Amanda Peet (Jane) get together with a Definite Case of Love at First Sight. And Being that the Performances are so Spot On.. It's Utterly Believeable.

The Entire Cast is made up of Actors and Actresses who are going to go far. Flannery (from "Suicide Kings" and "Boondock Saints") and Peet (from "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Whipped") lead the film with to Very Genuine, Heartfelt Performances. Tara Reid (from "American Pie" and "The Big Lebowski") and Jerry O'Connell (from "Mission to Mars" and "Stand By Me") Lead the Supporting Cast and Take on the Toughest Roles in the Film (plus their careers) and Ron Livingston (from "Office Space" and "Swingers") takes on the Comic Relief and thankfully, lightens the mood in the tough spots.

See it for the Realism, the Honesty of the Wonderful Performances and for the Hard hitting story that needed to be told in this Brutal, Honest Fashion. As it makes us question, how would I perform under similar circumstances.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: shot to the heart.....................
Review: ....and your to blame, this movie gives love, A BAD NAME!

I think if this movie would have focused more on the trial of the date rape incident, it would have been more compelling. Instead it kept going backwards and showcasing siloquies of the actors and their thoughts about rape. I was actually complelled at one point in the film pondering who was actually telling the truth about the rape incident. Was he telling the truth or was she telling the truth? I thought we would find out at the end in a dramtic finale courtroom spectacle. The ending of the film absolutely had me miffed. The conclusion was so abrupt and depressing. Bad move.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Brad Rowe and Amanda Peet are Terrific.
Review: A sizzling, star-studded cast brings to life a funny/sexy look at sex in the 90's. Brad Rowe (Purgatory, Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss) ignites the screen, and Amanda Peet (The Whole Nine-Yards) was fantastic. This was a good date movie because the plot is based on sex, I can't wait to see Body Shots again.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Exploring modern sex issues and its consequences
Review: All I can say after having watched this movie is, "What the heck?..."

So a group of guys goes out to a bar to meet up with a group of girls. We all know what that's like, right? And let's be honest here, more than a few of us know what's on the mind at this point. And, in fact, we're right: People - *gasp* - have sex.

Then the tricky twists arise. Well, too many for there to be any real resolution to any of them.

By far, of course, the "date rape" plot line is the most powerful and socially relevant. Did she consent? Was she even capable of consenting? Or, to the contrary, did she actually scream "NO" repeatedly?

Now THAT would have been a good plot line to follow. We're interested. We see the conflicting points of view, and it's fascinating to know that there is NO other witness, and it's his word against hers. While the movie does take this plot line adequately through -- including to its less-than-satisfying conclusion -- it muddies up the progression of this situation with a HUGE slew of otherwise irrelevant and horribly uninteresting sex twists.

Of the four or five couples who end up having sex that night, we really do only really care about the one, right? I mean, in terms of plot line develpment, I don't think we really care about the particular kinky perversions of Batgirl. And yet we're told about it anyway.

All in all, it seems to me that this movie spends too much of its time trying to work "sex sex sex" into its reels -- probably in an effort to draw viewers who really don't care about the meaty date rape plot line -- and the end product suffers as a result.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Interesting idea, TERRIBLE execution
Review: All I can say after having watched this movie is, "What the heck?..."

So a group of guys goes out to a bar to meet up with a group of girls. We all know what that's like, right? And let's be honest here, more than a few of us know what's on the mind at this point. And, in fact, we're right: People - *gasp* - have sex.

Then the tricky twists arise. Well, too many for there to be any real resolution to any of them.

By far, of course, the "date rape" plot line is the most powerful and socially relevant. Did she consent? Was she even capable of consenting? Or, to the contrary, did she actually scream "NO" repeatedly?

Now THAT would have been a good plot line to follow. We're interested. We see the conflicting points of view, and it's fascinating to know that there is NO other witness, and it's his word against hers. While the movie does take this plot line adequately through -- including to its less-than-satisfying conclusion -- it muddies up the progression of this situation with a HUGE slew of otherwise irrelevant and horribly uninteresting sex twists.

Of the four or five couples who end up having sex that night, we really do only really care about the one, right? I mean, in terms of plot line develpment, I don't think we really care about the particular kinky perversions of Batgirl. And yet we're told about it anyway.

All in all, it seems to me that this movie spends too much of its time trying to work "sex sex sex" into its reels -- probably in an effort to draw viewers who really don't care about the meaty date rape plot line -- and the end product suffers as a result.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: 1 night can change your life forever
Review: At first sight this movie struck me as being a feel good movie with lots of sex and good times. It has sex and great times, but also gives you a whole new look on relationships.This movie cleverly shows how the events of one night in the lives of 6 twenty somethings can change their lives forever. The movie is fast flowing and quick to set your hearts pumping to the music and seductive events that occur. Watch it with a friend, or even a whole group of friends. It's a great film that shouldn't be missed.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Was It Or Wasn't It, You Have To Decide...
Review: Body Shots is a movie shown in sequences about a group of good looking 20 something year olds and focuses on their sex lives. The main storyline or focus seems to be on whether or not one of the women, Sara, played excellently by Tara Reid was a victim of date rape or not, as is made for the viewers to decide as both her, and her date's/attacker's versions are each told. Jerry O'Connell plays her date/attacker. It also shows the selfishness or me me me attitude that seems to be prevolent these days, when after Sara stumbles into her friends apartment late one night, bruised, cut, and looking as if she was attacked, claiming that she was just raped, her best friend doesn't seem all that concerned, and more interested in her own affairs. Tara's performance is outstanding, especially the scene in the hospital, in which she painfully and shakingly, describes her version of what happened to the authorities. It is a very moving scene, especially when you start to see her bottom lip start to quiver as she is describing the events, you can tell that it really shook her up. Had this been someone like Hillary Swank, or some other Hollywood "favourite", they would have garnered rave reviews for that scene alone, let alone the whole performance, but because it was Tara Reid, who for some unknown and totally unfair reason seems to be a media scratching post, and never gets the credit or praise she deserves, an excellent performance is not only not acknowledged, but by some is even criticized. What movie were they watching? Or were they just on a personal vendetta? The conclusion of the movie, Hell, what conclusion?, is the reason for only 3 stars. It leaves the viewers to make up their own minds on what did or did not happen, and it would have been much better if they would have been courageous enough to decide on a conclusion one way or another, preferably, with all the violence against women these days, with the conclusion that it was date rape and give the scum bag what he deserved. There were other decent performances, especially by Amanda Peet and even by Jerry O'Connell who plays the conceited football player who was Tara Reid's "date". A more raunchy or explicit version of the "He says, She says" storyline, that leaves viewers the task of making up their own minds. So if you want to see or buy it...you decide.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Interesting Idea, poorly created
Review: Body Shots is an interesting premise. Mix reality tv (at the the time) like the Real World, fill it with hot young actors, make sure there is a movie plot, make sure there is a lot of sex, and watch it fly. Well unfortunatly thats what they did.

Body Shots is about a group of eight adults, four men and four women who all have different opinions on sex. It's Friday so they all decide to go clubing. The next day all of them got some, but unfortunatly some not in the way they wanted. After the initial club scene where they got drunk they wake up the next day. The latter part of the film ends up focused on the incidenet between Jerry O'Connell and Tara Reid as she claims he raped her. However they were both so drunk they don't remember what happened.

Overall the movie is Ok at best. The only really redeeming value is that we got to see some of Tara Reids Naughty Parts. Past that the movie features a lame been there done that plot, weak sex, poor acting, and overall not what was expected from what seemed like an interesting idea.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Interesting Idea, poorly created
Review: Body Shots is an interesting premise. Mix reality tv (at the the time) like the Real World, fill it with hot young actors, make sure there is a movie plot, make sure there is a lot of sex, and watch it fly. Well unfortunatly thats what they did.

Body Shots is about a group of eight adults, four men and four women who all have different opinions on sex. It's Friday so they all decide to go clubing. The next day all of them got some, but unfortunatly some not in the way they wanted. After the initial club scene where they got drunk they wake up the next day. The latter part of the film ends up focused on the incidenet between Jerry O'Connell and Tara Reid as she claims he raped her. However they were both so drunk they don't remember what happened.

Overall the movie is Ok at best. The only really redeeming value is that we got to see some of Tara Reids Naughty Parts. Past that the movie features a lame been there done that plot, weak sex, poor acting, and overall not what was expected from what seemed like an interesting idea.


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