Written & Directed By: Gregory Poirier

Cinematography: Charles Minsky 

Editor: Harry Keramidas 

Cast: Jerry O’Connell, Shannon Elizabeth, Horatio Sanz, Jamie Pressly, Jake Busey, David Ogden Stiers, Bernie Casey, Travis Fine, Amber Smith, Marisa Parker 

At the wedding of a friend, the remaining bachelors bet on staying single. Seven years later, one of the two remaining loses $51,000 in Vegas. He must get the other guy married to cash in and pay his debt or die. A cute female cop helps him.

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this at the time seemed like one of the lower budgeted Apex movies of the frat bro type of comedies. One feels like they would more fit in with a male teenage audience as this film comes across as more of the sex comedy T & A film that most kids would have wanted to try and catch late night on cable.

That ends up being one of the most misogynistic movies released by a major studio past the 1980s and pretty much sold as such. Though more advertised as an outlandish comedy.

This was one of the few films of Jerry, O’Connell‘s leading man, big screen career, and he tries his best and throws himself into the role and stays believable throughout.

The same with Shannon Elizabeth, and one of her first starring roles after AMERICAN PIE became a surprise hit.

Shannon Elizabeth’s career was riding high from SCARY MOVIE and AMERICAN PIE when she made this film. It’s a shame if this was one of the better scripts offered as she is dazzling in this in looks and talent, but is so much better than the film. And it’s material. It seems she wouldn’t be used to better extra until JAY AND SILENT BOB’s She is actually one of the main reasons for my interest in watching the movie in the first place.

These are the types of films that were playing weekly when I used to work at a movie theater and is probably one of the reasons I have actually watched this film more than once.

This is an ugly movie, sure as usual it has hot women, but only one seems to be a real fleshed out character the rest are either shrews, whorish, dumb fantasies or sexual playthings or all of the above.

Shockingly for such a heavily sexual film there is barely any nudity also

This film is about Jerry O’Connell, who is one of the last bachelors amongst his friends. They all decide to make a bet that the last bachelor would win a pot of money they all contribute to over the years. After a trip to Las Vegas. O’Connell finds himself in debt. So he figured the only way to pay it off is to win the pot, but his competition Jake Busey is nowhere near getting married even though he is more successful with the ladies. He only way Jerry figures to win is to find the girl who broke Jake’s heart and have her seduce him at least into a quickie marriage and they will split the money, but of course Jerry falls for her.

Other then the heavy misogynistic attitude this film has with scenes where women are repeatedly abused and used as trash. Is that Jerry O’Connell our protagonist is so dumb it’s hard to feel anything for him or about him and his plight and Jake Busey is so loathsome not only is it hard to believe that he is so successful with women. It’s hard to believe any woman would want to be with him. There are no redeeming values that he possesses.

The film is also gross out humorous for no reason, Extremely. For instance the ball scene in the hospital. Where Jerry has to chase and retrieve Jake’s just removed ball.

It’s a shame as the film has a good cast. It would have been good to use Janie Presley more as she is actually funny in this film.

What is truly painful is that this is one of the last theatrical films that actor Bernie Casey ever appeared in. He might have played in some bad movies, but he deserved better than this to cap off his career. Who knows working on this film might have inspired his retirement

While the films main cast seems game for the material. The Veteran actors seem here only to cash a paycheck as they realize how poor the material is, yet this might be the best opportunities they are getting and it’s a quick paycheck.

Can’t really tell if this was a lame attempt at a updated sex comedy, or just a typcal straight to video (at the time) material that got a bigger name cast then it dererved, As it plays like the crowd for it would be a frat house or a bro-culture film.

The film works as a romantic comedy, the problem is the story and most of the characters are so repulsive. Half the situations the lead finds themselves in are stupid and worse uninspired where it always seems like a worst case scenario taken to another extreme level that makes no sense and one can understand that this film is not one that was made to have depth or even think while watching, it’s supposed to be entertainment though you should also respect your audience to a certain extent or maybe it does. It just knows its audience who will find it amongst all that is this film was unleashed upon.

The film stays entertaining throughout as long as you’re not too sensitive or seeking political correctness. Though it’s also film you only need to see once.

One of the reasons saw this film is that it played at a movie theater I worked at and it seemed like there were a rash of these types of films came and went and were in fashion. Sophomoric comedies that all feel like sitcom side stories combined to try and make a 90 minute film

Even the Horatio Sanz’s side story as O’Connells sidekick is obvious, though a bit more humorous, but has to be stretched throughout to truly pay off. Which leads to another problem with the film is the fact that you have Jamie Pressly in a supporting role and she could’ve been given more to do as she gives one of them more stronger performances in the film.  as most of the cast is game, but they all could’ve just used a better script as it seems more like they are slumming, even though they are given some of their biggest roles to date at the time and being released by a studio. Though at least the film has some unpredictable cameos.

This is a film. You can definitely skip unless you’re into juvenile humor sex comedies that end up having a roughly romantic comedic angle.

Grade: D+