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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am a polite Scottish rose who would never suggest that Americans were obsessed with sex, therapy, guns, money, cars and suing the heck out of their fellow Americans. However, this romantic comedy/farce/satire gleefully reinforces all those stereotypes. I'm sure the fact it was filmed in Canada is a mere coincidence.
Nor would I suggest that Americans have very odd laws. "Speaking of Sex", however, mentions the strange but true fact that oral sex is illegal in Idaho. There are also some funny acronyms, of which my favourite is ABD ("all but degree").
I am delighted that James Spader accepted the role of Roger.
If the words "Speaking of Sex" sum up anyone's career, it is his. Since "sex, lies and videotape" (1989), Spader has starred in many films with those three themes. Characters he has played have had sex with varied partners, including a hooker, virgins (human and alien), a psychotic killer and a man. They have had sex in locations including outer space, a bath, cars and possibly a table top. And just don't get me started on carrots, saddles or werewolves ...
We at CHERISH (Campaign to Holistically EnRIch our lives with Spader's Help) love these scenes. We also believe that LITBM: Laughter Is The Best Medicine. We are delighted that "Speaking of Sex" allows Spader to poke fun at his image.
This film is so good that I, Radiant Rose ABD, would be begging you to watch it even if Spader had declined the opportunity to feign sex in a lift. His presence is merely the icing on the cake, or the cherries in the cocktails, to borrow an image from the film.
The pace never flags. I love the way the plot unravels. I adore the quirky details, such as Melinda being distracted by a helicopter even during very passionate sex. I laughed out loud at the hilarious one-liners, such as the claim that Roger was a "sexual herbivore" before the scheming Emily got her hands on him.
All the performances are flawless. Melora Walters, as Melinda, is delightful. After this, I would be most interested in seeing her other work as an actress and artist. Lara Flynn Boyle (Emily) is a passionate bundle of energy. I particularly liked it when Emily tries to crawl across a table to reach Roger and has to be restrained.
Look out for Catherine O'Hara, Bill Murray and four cute rubber ducks.
Jay Mohr, as Melinda's impotent husband Danny, is excellent. Danny came second in the CHERISH poll of FCOIWWML2HC: Fictional Cases of Impotence We Would Most Like to Help Cure. (Top of the list for all members, of course, is Spader's character in "sex, lies and videotape".)
True, there are some teeny details that might have made "Speaking of Sex" even better: the sugar strands on the icing on the cake, as it were. In a perfect world, we would have seen Jennifer Klink (the excellent Megan Mullalley) meet a new partner. Why should she not find a nice man with whom to drink her Idaho Chardonnay? Everyone else gets a happy ending. Even Sleazy Larry ABD (Paul Schulze) finds his ideal business opportunity! I also would like to have known if the naughty typist gives birth to a boy, a girl or maybe twins!
"Speaking of Sex", although a comedy, mentions one serious issue that is notably absent from most other films with a sexual content. Contraception rears its head, and more than once! There is even the line "I love birth control!" The script specifically refers to spermicide, Melinda's diaphragm and the use of coitus interruptus. Look out for Roger's reaction when Melinda mentions the latter!
My favourite prop is definitely the ceramic squirrel, followed by the ducks. Honourable mentions go to Emily's girly heart-shaped pink hair-slide, the blow-up doll in the mini-scene at the end, the sleazy artwork on the fake video boxes and the faulty chip vending machine.
I also want to buy a copy of the banner hanging outside Melinda and Danny's home: the one with the tortoises, lotus flower and snail.
"Speaking of Sex" is the perfect film for a girls' night in. It is frothy, frivolous fun. Maybe you could meet up a few weeks later to discuss the "circle technique" and whether it really is as effective as it sounds ... ; )
Nor would I suggest that Americans have very odd laws. "Speaking of Sex", however, mentions the strange but true fact that oral sex is illegal in Idaho. There are also some funny acronyms, of which my favourite is ABD ("all but degree").
I am delighted that James Spader accepted the role of Roger.
If the words "Speaking of Sex" sum up anyone's career, it is his. Since "sex, lies and videotape" (1989), Spader has starred in many films with those three themes. Characters he has played have had sex with varied partners, including a hooker, virgins (human and alien), a psychotic killer and a man. They have had sex in locations including outer space, a bath, cars and possibly a table top. And just don't get me started on carrots, saddles or werewolves ...
We at CHERISH (Campaign to Holistically EnRIch our lives with Spader's Help) love these scenes. We also believe that LITBM: Laughter Is The Best Medicine. We are delighted that "Speaking of Sex" allows Spader to poke fun at his image.
This film is so good that I, Radiant Rose ABD, would be begging you to watch it even if Spader had declined the opportunity to feign sex in a lift. His presence is merely the icing on the cake, or the cherries in the cocktails, to borrow an image from the film.
The pace never flags. I love the way the plot unravels. I adore the quirky details, such as Melinda being distracted by a helicopter even during very passionate sex. I laughed out loud at the hilarious one-liners, such as the claim that Roger was a "sexual herbivore" before the scheming Emily got her hands on him.
All the performances are flawless. Melora Walters, as Melinda, is delightful. After this, I would be most interested in seeing her other work as an actress and artist. Lara Flynn Boyle (Emily) is a passionate bundle of energy. I particularly liked it when Emily tries to crawl across a table to reach Roger and has to be restrained.
Look out for Catherine O'Hara, Bill Murray and four cute rubber ducks.
Jay Mohr, as Melinda's impotent husband Danny, is excellent. Danny came second in the CHERISH poll of FCOIWWML2HC: Fictional Cases of Impotence We Would Most Like to Help Cure. (Top of the list for all members, of course, is Spader's character in "sex, lies and videotape".)
True, there are some teeny details that might have made "Speaking of Sex" even better: the sugar strands on the icing on the cake, as it were. In a perfect world, we would have seen Jennifer Klink (the excellent Megan Mullalley) meet a new partner. Why should she not find a nice man with whom to drink her Idaho Chardonnay? Everyone else gets a happy ending. Even Sleazy Larry ABD (Paul Schulze) finds his ideal business opportunity! I also would like to have known if the naughty typist gives birth to a boy, a girl or maybe twins!
"Speaking of Sex", although a comedy, mentions one serious issue that is notably absent from most other films with a sexual content. Contraception rears its head, and more than once! There is even the line "I love birth control!" The script specifically refers to spermicide, Melinda's diaphragm and the use of coitus interruptus. Look out for Roger's reaction when Melinda mentions the latter!
My favourite prop is definitely the ceramic squirrel, followed by the ducks. Honourable mentions go to Emily's girly heart-shaped pink hair-slide, the blow-up doll in the mini-scene at the end, the sleazy artwork on the fake video boxes and the faulty chip vending machine.
I also want to buy a copy of the banner hanging outside Melinda and Danny's home: the one with the tortoises, lotus flower and snail.
"Speaking of Sex" is the perfect film for a girls' night in. It is frothy, frivolous fun. Maybe you could meet up a few weeks later to discuss the "circle technique" and whether it really is as effective as it sounds ... ; )
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not the best film in the world, but a must for any avid James Spader fans out there. A silly comedy you'll probably only watch once or twice.
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
A hilarious sex comedy that will keep you laughing!!!
19 Aug 2004
SPEAKING OF SEX is a highly entertaining film that will keep you laughing the entire time you're watching it! Melinda and Dan are a married couple who are struggling to solve their emotional and sexual issues. They end up seeking help from Dr. Emily Paige, a marriage counselor who happens to be thrice divorced. She decides that Melinda should see her colleague, depression expert Dr. Roger Klink (James Spader). When Melinda and Klink have a carnal encounter in an elevator, the stage is set for malpractice lawsuits and personal vendettas!
This film is wacky in every sense of the word...and the main theme (as you can probably guess) is sex. Despite its absurdness, however, it is a cute story about several messed up people who manage to find what they need and want in a relationship.
James Spader gives a brilliant performance as Dr. Klink (who is not TECHNICALLY Melinda's therapist, mind you)! His comedic gestures and awkwardness are really entertaining to watch and this film is a must for Spader fans! It isn't his best or most intriguing performance, but it is enjoyable nonetheless!
The remainder of the cast is also good, even though some of the scenes seem more like Saturday Night Live skits than actual film acting. Bill Murray delivers a solid performance as Klink's attorney and Laura Flynn-Boyle is amusing as Dr. Paige.
I would highly recommend this wacky comedy to anyone who can appreciate a low-budget story about sex, repressed desires and the need to find the right partner. It isn't Academy Award material, but I love it just the same!
This film is wacky in every sense of the word...and the main theme (as you can probably guess) is sex. Despite its absurdness, however, it is a cute story about several messed up people who manage to find what they need and want in a relationship.
James Spader gives a brilliant performance as Dr. Klink (who is not TECHNICALLY Melinda's therapist, mind you)! His comedic gestures and awkwardness are really entertaining to watch and this film is a must for Spader fans! It isn't his best or most intriguing performance, but it is enjoyable nonetheless!
The remainder of the cast is also good, even though some of the scenes seem more like Saturday Night Live skits than actual film acting. Bill Murray delivers a solid performance as Klink's attorney and Laura Flynn-Boyle is amusing as Dr. Paige.
I would highly recommend this wacky comedy to anyone who can appreciate a low-budget story about sex, repressed desires and the need to find the right partner. It isn't Academy Award material, but I love it just the same!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Unexpectedly Entertaining
8 Dec 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In wine, I'm always on the look-out for the $10 bottle of $20 wine. In movies, I'm always on the look-out for good acting and good writing... in short, an entertaining movie that exceeds expectations, and... the wider the margin, the better.
I ordered this little gem after watching "Secretary" and going on the prowl for something else entertaining with James Spader. This got the best reviews and the price was much better than "Storyville," so I bought it.
Having been married too many times and been in the presence of too many marriage counselors and attorneys, I was delighted with the writing and the modest sex scenes (there to serve the plot rather than to tintillate). All the characters where caricatures to make the point that, during "mating season" (roughly 14 to 55), we are all more or less at the mercy of the gods, and no amount of education can suppress the ensuing chaos.
The "attorney caricatures" were the perfect embodiment of professional vultures only too happy to amplify and exploit something that would have otherwise worked itself out. So... being unable to surpress the chaos, we have found ways to make six-figure incomes off of the sexual chaos in the lives of others.
As the Pagans recognized (along with the book of Genesis, the Laws of Manu, etc.), women are the portal of sexual chaos into the affairs of men. (No need to get huffy and shoot the messanger over this... it's just the way it is.) Men are the hapless "George Burns" of the world to the "Gracy Allens" and "Lucille Balls" everywhere among us. At the end of the day, Mother Nature will do "whatever it takes" to get the next generation, and there is little that we can do to alter that fact.
This movie makes an excellent opener for a double feature that includes "Intolerable Cruelty." Both are farces of the sexual manners in a society that takes sex, greed, and litigation way too seriously. "Cruelty" has better production values and more of a marquise (sp?) cast. However, for my money, the writing and acting in "Speaking of Sex" is every bit as good. This movie might also pair well with "Men vs. Women" (another guilty pleasure for grown-ups).
I ordered this little gem after watching "Secretary" and going on the prowl for something else entertaining with James Spader. This got the best reviews and the price was much better than "Storyville," so I bought it.
Having been married too many times and been in the presence of too many marriage counselors and attorneys, I was delighted with the writing and the modest sex scenes (there to serve the plot rather than to tintillate). All the characters where caricatures to make the point that, during "mating season" (roughly 14 to 55), we are all more or less at the mercy of the gods, and no amount of education can suppress the ensuing chaos.
The "attorney caricatures" were the perfect embodiment of professional vultures only too happy to amplify and exploit something that would have otherwise worked itself out. So... being unable to surpress the chaos, we have found ways to make six-figure incomes off of the sexual chaos in the lives of others.
As the Pagans recognized (along with the book of Genesis, the Laws of Manu, etc.), women are the portal of sexual chaos into the affairs of men. (No need to get huffy and shoot the messanger over this... it's just the way it is.) Men are the hapless "George Burns" of the world to the "Gracy Allens" and "Lucille Balls" everywhere among us. At the end of the day, Mother Nature will do "whatever it takes" to get the next generation, and there is little that we can do to alter that fact.
This movie makes an excellent opener for a double feature that includes "Intolerable Cruelty." Both are farces of the sexual manners in a society that takes sex, greed, and litigation way too seriously. "Cruelty" has better production values and more of a marquise (sp?) cast. However, for my money, the writing and acting in "Speaking of Sex" is every bit as good. This movie might also pair well with "Men vs. Women" (another guilty pleasure for grown-ups).
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
funny and entertaining not goofy or erotic, but watch it with your spouse
23 Jan 2010
very funny and entertaining. not silly goofball, has a "connectiveness" about it, you'll like it. watch it with your spouse even has a positive theme and a funny amicable ending.
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