Review of DB's new film 'These Girls'

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Some girls get it good
Dave Jaffer

Angel befuddled in side-splitting teen comedy These Girls

Last week, if someone tried to convince me that David Boreanaz (TV's Angel) was a good actor, I would have spit on them, called them a liar and probably got into a full-on donnybrook (or not, but still...). Today, however, I am a changed man coming to terms with my erroneous preconceived notions. They say it takes a good actor to do comedy, and if that's true, Angel's got some chops, yo.

These Girls, from John Hazlett, is more than just a teen comedy, a sex comedy, a teen sex comedy, or any other permutations of those terms. Boasting a fine cast, highlighted by the always-impressive Montreal-born Caroline Dhavernas (from TV's Wonderfalls), These Girls is funny at times and quite serious at others, all the while effectively encapsulating the carefree, me-first days of youth. In it the titular girls, played by the captivating and über-sardonic Dhavernas, former MuchMusic VJ Amanda Walsh and newcomer Holly Lewis, have a conundrum. See, all of them are ****ing the neighbourhood stud (Boreanaz) even though they're jailbait and he's 32 and married with a kid. Like all good friends, they eventually decide to share and share alike, blackmailing him into, ahem, servicing them. Complications ensue, of course, when Boreanaz, tired of the continual strain of being a glorified gas pump, plans his escape.

This is a funny, funny film. The unlikely mélange of Dhavernas's now-trademark sarcastic wit and Lewis's ultra-keen Bible-and-baseball nerd (akin to Alyson Hannigan's American
Pie band geek) plays well against Boreanaz's befuddled, in-over-his-head hunk, whose facial expressions alone are worth the price of admission. Walsh, for her part, is ravishing throughout, despite the unevenness of her performance due to the character's stock quality. That said, the screenplay (adapted from Vivienne Laxdal's stage play) shows flashes of zip here and there, demonstrating a sharp understanding of the inner workings of the minds of young girls.

If good first impressions are as important as they say, then maybe I had my good favour button pushed during the opening credit sequence of These Girls. From Metric's Combat Baby, one of my favourite songs, to the quirky pastels and the high-school notebook scrawl announcing the players and the production team, I was hooked. But to only appreciate the film by way of its ephemeral details would be shortsighted. Sort of like the worldview of a trio of teenaged girls - old enough to know better yet still enamoured of the trappings of youthful naiveté.
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Source: Hour.ca
 
From what I hear hes hardly ever wearing clothes, so that may bring in a certain...demographic shall we say.

Anyone know if this is getting a general release or not? I keep hearing about it at film festivals but nada about any box office outings.
 
Why Caroline Dhavernas isn't the biggest thing in entertainment right now is a crime against the intellect. She is the uber-actress. She is the one.
 
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I've never thought DB was a very good actor, but I think he can actually be a really hilarious comedian"”whether he's being confused and embarrased or just sarcastic and flippant. Just really fun, subtle expressions and quips..he's really good that way, I think.

Was just checking out Caroline Dhavernas's bio on IMDB. She's got a couple more high profile Hollywood flicks coming up for '06. Don't know if her parts are teeny tiny, but the movies sound cool.
 
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Im such a fan of Dhvernas, that I didn't even know DB was in this. :)
I'm looking forward to actually having D.B crack me up again, he is a mighty fine comedic actor, definatly gonna see it.
 
Havent really heard about this movie, when is it suppose to come out? Will be a theatrical release or straight to dvd?
 
I got a bit of a surprise today. I was thumbing through the Movie pages in my local newspaper, and the biggest advert there was a half-page picture of a shirtless David Boreanaz with a baby in his arms, and 3 girls in the background. I guess These Girls comes out next Friday, the 24th.

I thought it was going to just be this little direct-to-DVD thing, but no it looks like serious promotion. Anyone seen any TV previews yet?
 
Oh, I get it. It's a Canadian film. That's why there's so much promotion in the local paper.

Thanks for the link. Good story.
 
This show opens tonight in my city in a couple of selected theatres. We got the review in the local paper, from the local hack critic. She hated it.

She only gave it one star out of five. They almost never rate anything that low. Even Serenity - which she also hated - she at least gave two stars.

Not to worry though, this woman is an idiot. Did I tell you she hated Serenity?

Strange thing - she only had nice things to say about the acting and directing. She didn't like the idea 3 small town girls would chase David Boreanaz around.
 
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