The Oh in Ohio
Priscilla and Jack appear to be the perfect couple, but they have a secret: She is sexually frustrated. They separate in the hope of resolving the situation. While Jack moves into a bachelor pad and begins an affair with a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bed-mate.
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- Cast:
- Parker Posey , Paul Rudd , Mischa Barton , Miranda Bailey , Keith David , Tim Russ , Robert John Burke
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That was an excellent one.
Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
For a sex comedy this film surpasses all the expectations. The jokes are indeed funny and do not offend either gender. It is honest and witty.Parker Posey executes her roll as leading lady perfectly by giving us a charismatic and likable character that will make more than one burst into laughter. Joining her is Miranda Bailey's character - who definitely steals the show in more than one scene. Paul Rudd and Danny DeVito are both totally charming in executing their character. Liza Minelli easily brings the spotlight upon herself in her scene and adds even more spice to the film.Very well directed, acted and all-in-all, a well-crafted movie. "The Oh in Ohio" will please you for sure.
Almost any survey regarding female frigidity shows that in any given part of the world anywhere from 30 to 50% of all women never or very rarely reach orgasm. So what do women like that do? Well, they basically have only three options: they become rabid feminists, Catholic nuns, or they marry Tom Cruise.TOIO is a decent sex-romp, perhaps a bit too crude, but considering how bad comedies have been in the last decade, I am willing to overlook its faults. Certainly there is the utter predictability regarding Posey hooking up with and finally getting her first non-masturbatory orgasm with De Vito. (Posey should get a bravery medal for kissing with him.) The other problem is the casting of Minnelli and Mischa Barton; Minnelli, who fortunately appears only briefly, should only be playing monsters in low-budget horror films, what with the numerous face-lifts that have left her looking like an alien being. (The shrill voice doesn't help either: more like a siren.) As for Barton, I have no clue who finds this gangly, flat-chested, square-jawed woman "beautiful". She has the sex-appeal of Minnelli's buttocks. Someone like Elisha Cuthbert would have played the young femme fatale far more convincingly. The rest of the cast are okay. The standout is Posey who plays the initially uptight and slightly eccentric career women perfectly.(This comment is dedicated to Mischa Barton's last meal, which was in March of 2003. May it digest forever in her shrinking stomach...)
What gives with the talented Parker Posey? She can make great films with incredible comic timing (example: her great work in Christopher Guest's films) and then barely make a dent with crappy roles in crappy films like "The Oh in Ohio". This movie, which is about a young woman's quest for the elusive orgasm, is pretty much the same territory explored in "ShortBus" this year, right down to the same joke involving accidental triggering of a vibrator. I bought this film used, and should have suspected that it was a turkey if it was being sold at rental stores a mere four weeks after its DVD release. Indeed it is a turkey. Whyt Liza Minnelli, Paul Rudd, and Heather Graham would even want to be part of this escapes me. Parker? Get a better agent...fast!
I see why this movie went straight to video. Who in their right mind would choose Danny DeVito over Paul Rudd? Did the director see them without shirts? Anyway, this movie is a poor excuse of film making. It tries to be something it is not (mainly funny and aimed at adults). The ending comes out of nowhere and makes Paul Rudd's character seem like the antagonist when it is the wife who jacking up on her vibrator and sleeping with every guy who walks around. Also, is that the only thing this woman has going for her - an orgasm? And sticking a pager inside herself, why is that funny? It was a bad ripoff of Absolutely Fabulous. If this is what passes for adult comedies in Hollywood, no wonder Indie films are getting awards.