
Set against the bright lights of Manhattan, a tale which takes a comic, urbane look at the modern male ego at war in the singles scene trenches. Roger Swanson is a hopelessly cynical advertising copywriter with a razor-sharp wit who believes he has mastered the art of manipulating women. But Roger's seemingly foolproof world of smooth talk and casual sex begins to unravel when he is paid a surprise visit by his teenager nephew, Nick. Hoping to settle, once and for all, the is... (Full plot summary below)
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Set against the bright lights of Manhattan, a tale which takes a comic, urbane look at the modern male ego at war in the singles scene trenches. Roger Swanson is a hopelessly cynical advertising copywriter with a razor-sharp wit who believes he has mastered the art of manipulating women. But Roger's seemingly foolproof world of smooth talk and casual sex begins to unravel when he is paid a surprise visit by his teenager nephew, Nick. Hoping to settle, once and for all, the issue of his virginity, Nick begs Roger to school him in the art of seducing women. Welcoming the challenge, Roger guides Nick through the city's wild nightlife for an all-night crash course, only to realize that he--the adult--still has something to learn about what women, and men, really want.
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| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFunny, sad, and skeptical in about equal measures, it announces writer-director Dylan Kidd as a filmmaker with a bright future. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickOther than the slightly flawed (and fairly unbelievable) finale, everything else is top shelf. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt is Scott's work as the savagely articulate Roger, a tireless would-be seducer, bottomlessly self-confident and oblivious to rejection, that is the film's glistening and provocative centerpiece. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayBlatantly arrogant, unapologetically misogynistic, morally repugnant, and absolutely hypnotic. All these descriptions and more can be applied to the character of Roger Swanson (Campbell Scott) |
| Entertainment TodayBrent SimonA heady, biting, be-bop ride through nighttime Manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthCampbell Scott's amusing and contemptuous performance is the stuff of awards. |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerSharply written and confidentially directed, the feature debut of Dylan Kidd is the kind of character study in romantic cynicism that actors live for. (Campbell) Scott savors every word... |
| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineWicked and funny, full of the kind of surprises too few movies can pull off but which first-timer Dylan Kidd handles with a sureness that is bracing. |
| Time OutMike D'AngeloIt's a movie dominated by conversation yet devoid of theatricality or staginess: a pictorial gabfest. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioSitting in the dark while people droan on and on about pretty much anything gets boring after a while. |