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07/10/2022 This was a good little movie with that low budget feel about a taboo subject, 'butt sex' between a married couple. But what is more 'taboo' are the friends of Laura who give her advice on what to do to prepare if Frank achieves his goal of losing 50 pounds and claiming his prize. This movie also addressed other taboo topics by actually saying the word 'enema' and showing Laura buying an enema bag. Not to mention the anal trainers in the sex shop. But the movie was charming in other areas such as body image of their daughter, and the relationships of friends and family. It's not Oscar material but I enjoyed it for the 'real feel' of life between a wife and her husbad. See more 04/27/2022 My dear reader, I come before you with a confession. I watched comedy Win a Trip to Browntown! . . . but I never finished it. I couldn't. Life is short. I've got things to do. I stopped at about a buck-five with still 28 minutes left on the running time but there was a point at which I could take no more. I have never attempted to write about a movie that I hadn't never seen all the way to the end, but let's face it, ninety-three minutes is asking too much from a movie that persists in a dopey comedy focused on anal sex. Yes, this is a comedy by and large. I feel the need to illustrate this because, for a lowly film critic, laugh-free comedies are Hell on Earth. In the case of this movie, I think the Geneva Convention should get involved. To my surprise, what sinks Win a Trip to Browntown! is not the plot but the execution. I am a firm believer that nearly anything can be made funny, but when the approach goes wrong, so too do any attempts to bring about a laugh. For this movie, it is the actors. The acting style is startlingly . . . off. The performances (from unknown actors) feel like bad sketch comedy performed by people who have never been in front of an audience before. The dialogue all sounds like it is being read for a local commercial. This is deadly to a comedy. Much of the dialogue in the first 20 minutes is made up of those movie conversations which double as exposition: Guy #1: "Sometimes, I can't believe that you're my manager" Guy #2: "Well, I'm young and I don't care about money or advancement, which according to the state makes me the ideal University employee." Guy #1: "Then why am I here?" Guy #2: "Well, you're a writer with a family. You need the benefits and you aren't qualified to do much else." That's bad enough, but then there's the plot, which centers on a struggling writer named Frank (writer-director George Tramountanas) whose wife Laura (Kendra McDermott) bets him that if he can lose 50 pounds in three months, she will offer him anal sex. That's a dirty joke, not a movie. What's worse is that in a movie with this premise, things eventually come down to a homespun message about the importance of family bonding. That's after Laura publicly humiliates herself by masturbating in a car in front of her kid's school! But that's not what tossed me out of the movie. Toward the end, Frank is involved in a pitch contest where aspiring writers get to submit their ideas. The contestants are seen in montage, one of which is a severely depressed young girl who offers her book "S is for Suicide," a pop-up book about methods of killing one's self including the proper way to cut your wrists – this is played for laughs! I'm going to stop there because that's what stopped me from watching this horror show. See more 03/30/2022 If you want to see true indie filmmaking that has a heart and is different from anything else streaming, this is the film for you. There's not many "American Pie"-type films made for parents, so enjoy this one! See more 03/26/2022 Movie is a fun comedy, well-written, and the characters are relatable. All in all, it's a fun movie, with some sincerely delivered family tension and drama as the husband and wife wrestle with their identities, their path, and finding each other again. This is done against a backdrop of enjoyable jokes, physical comedy, and a very gentle, humble recognition that everyone around them has problems too. It can be hard to do this without a heavy hand, but the story and delivery here do it well. The candidates for pitchfest towards the end are a great send up of modern ridiculousness. The character of the husband is played by the director, which I imagine is hard to do. Some of his scenes could have been stronger. The female lead is very expressive and probably the star here. Those playing her character's friend and sister do a great job. The movie looked like a lot of fun to do, you'll have fun watching it. Easily worth the rental price to watch. See more 03/26/2022 The movie is awesome and a great Indie film. Yes it is very adult comedy, but I loved it. The characters are believable and really just is a fun film. See more 03/24/2022 I absolutely loved this little gem of a film. It immediately made me think of those comedies I grew up with in the '80s and '90s. You don't see funny movies with that kind of heart anymore and this one has it in spades. Perfect for a weeknight with the Mrs. Don't miss it. See more Read all reviews

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