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The Opposite Of Sex [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Christina Ricci
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki
  • Directors: Don Roos
  • Writers: Don Roos
  • Producers: David Kirkpatrick, Jim Lotfi, Michael Besman, Steve Danton
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 July 1999
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZ55
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 56,823 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Christina Ricci had a great year in 1998. The young actress continued to cast off her youthful image from the Addams Family movies and made a big splash on the independent movie scene, especially in this scathingly witty comedy in which Ricci has the central role. Here she plays Dedee, a buxom, sexually precocious teenager who's pregnant, cynical, and looking for a volunteer father for her unborn child. This takes her to the home of her gay half-brother (Martin Donovan) whose current lover (Ivan Sergei) becomes Dedee's latest target for seduction. That's just the start of the mischief that Dedee so masterfully orchestrates, and Lisa Kudrow (from TV's Friends) is also on hand to deliver some of the movie's most quotable dialogue while fending off the affection of a local policeman played by Lyle Lovett. If all this sounds rather sordid, rest assured that the movie's got a warm heart (well, sort of) beating beneath all of its sharp-edged sarcasm. Writer-director Don Roos (Single White Female) injects most of the movie's appeal and humour through Dedee's voice-over narration, which constantly reminds us that even the most familiar movie clichés can be cleverly overturned. As a result, The Opposite of Sex is the opposite of boring. --Jeff Shannon

Special Features

1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 5
German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English\Dolby Digital 5.1 German
Dolby Digital Surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
Directors Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer
DVD Trailer
Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Swedish\Turkish
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully acid, 20 Feb 2004
By faithtastic (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
If you enjoy films with jet black humour, then you'll love this film. Notable for the unapologetically acid narration by the excellent Christina Ricci, it also boasts a scene-stealing turn by Lisa Kudrow as Martin Donovan's dowdy best friend Lucia. The dialogue absolutely crackles with bitchy one-liners that are instantly quotable. Superb.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ricci at her best in an ultra dark comedy, 11 April 2000
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Christina Ricca is at her most wicked as the somewhat sad charactor of Dedee, a girl who plays hell with peoples lives but couldn't care less. All of the actors are on fine form, especially from Lisa Kudrow who proves that there is more to her then being a blonde bimbo. If you like your comedies to be sharply scripted with very dark humour then you'll love this. If you don't then avoid like the plague.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting film!, 27 Jan 2003
By H. Trivass "snuffle007" - See all my reviews
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This is a brilliant film! It stars Christina Ricci (from Addam's Family!) in her first proper role, playing an adult (sort-of!)

Christina plays Dedee, a buxom, sexually precocious teenager who's pregnant, cynical, and looking for a volunteer father for her unborn child. She claims that her stepfather abused her, but her self-obsessed personality makes it difficult to know if she is telling the truth!

Her search for this volunteer father for her child takes her to the home of her gay half-brother (Martin Donovan) whose current lover (Ivan Sergei) becomes Dedee's latest target for seduction.

That's just the start of the mischief that Dedee so masterfully orchestrates, and Lisa Kudrow (from TV's Friends) is also on hand to deliver some of the movie's most quotable dialogue while fending off the affection of a local policeman played by Lyle Lovett.

If all this sounds rather sordid, rest assured that the movie's got a warm heart. Most of the movie's appeal and humour comes through Dedee's voice-over narration, which constantly reminds us that even the most familiar movie clichés can be cleverly overturned.

This is an interesting film that was brilliantly acted and directed. The only downside is that I just felt that I didn't know enough about any of the characters to make me care about what happened to them!

Overall this is a great film that should be owned by all!

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