rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 2000
Directed by Michael Davis; produced by Ehud Bleiberg, Richard Finney, Yithzak Grinsberg, Terence Michael; written by Michael Davis
Starring Jonathan Tucker, Emmanuelle Chriqui, James DeBello, Katherine Heigl, Larisa Oleynik, Jaime Pressly
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
Some of the so called "teen comedies" are nice to watch for all ages.
'American Pie' and 'Road Trip' are movies where I can understand that, I
think. Other movies from this genre are fun when you are a teen yourself, or
a little older, but then they become stupid, dirty, not funny, vulgar, not
entertaining at all. I guess movies like 'Slackers' and 'Van Wilder' belong
to this category. And then there is the movie where you are not sure. For me
'100 Girls' definitely belongs to this group.
As a guy a movie like this (or all the others above) are not very hard to
watch. Especially a couple of beautiful women make that so easy. If that is
the most important thing for you in a movie '100 Girls' is probably the best
movie you have ever seen. For me it was a nice bonus. As just a movie it is
harder to say. There are some nice things here, and the main character does
things he shouldn't do but he is so vulnerable you almost can't blame him.
All the women look at least three years older than he does.
The story begins with Matt (Jonathan Tucker) in a dorm elevator during a
blackout with a girl. He never sees her, but they connect real well and they
have sex. The next day he wakes up, the elevator is working again and the
girl is gone, only her panties are still there. He has instantly fallen in
love with her and now the search for the girl begins. He finds all kind of
ways to get in the all-girls dorm to check their rooms and their underwear
but doesn't find anything. Then he becomes friends with the girls and the
movie gives a couple possibilities. We have the beautiful Patty (Emmanuelle
Chriqui) who has an annoying boyfriend Crick (Johnny Green), Arlene
(Katherine Heigl) who is a fan of sports, Wendy (Larisa Oleynik) who becomes
his closest friend, Cynthia (Jaime Pressly) who is considered the most
gorgeous in the dorm, and Dora (Marissa Ribisi) who thinks she is ugly. On
the way Matt has to deal with his sexist friend and roommate Rod (James De
Bello) who represents the way guys think.
The movie is funny at the right time and sometimes a little dirty.
Fortunately it never get as dirty as 'Slackers' or 'Van Wilder'. There is
some nudity but in a pretty subtle way. The story is simple but nice. The
dialogues are may be cliches but they can be funny and most of the time they
are simply telling the truth. The guessing for the mysterious girl is fun as
well. The only thing that did bother me sometimes was the young appearance
of the main character. After a while you have grown a custom to that so it
doesn't really matter anyway.
There is sexuality and nudity, like all teen comedies have these days, but
not in a bad way. When they use it is funny or even a nice gadget for the
story or dialogue (you will recognize the scene). Like I said I am not sure
if this movie is for all ages but I enjoyed it very much.