Humpday (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Lynn Shelton

Writer:

Lynn Shelton (writer)

Release Date:

16 September 2009 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sometimes male bonding can be taken a little too far.

Plot:

Two guys take their bromance to another level when they participate in an art film project.

Plot Keywords:

Gay Interest | One Word Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Mark Duplass	...	Ben
Joshua Leonard	...	Andrew
Alycia Delmore	...	Anna
Lynn Shelton	...	Monica
Trina Willard	...	Lily

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use.

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45334) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Ontario) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Goes slowly downhill

What a disappointment. This film started off promisingly, with a very funny premise that is established in a semi-believable way. Sadly, that is really all there is to the film. The funny premise leads nowhere, it is just milked and milked and milked until the audience is no longer laughing, but rather just waiting for it to end. Believability also starts going out the window about halfway through the film, with characters acting and reacting in ways that no human would, but are required contrivances to keep the story rolling along.

I too was not a fan of the overall aesthetic of the film, a sort of forced naturalism, with almost exclusively hand-held camera work, awkward quick focus and zoom changes, and an improvised feel to the dialog. I felt this sharply contrasted with the highly contrived nature of much of the script, and I also feel that it is generally unpleasant anyway.