Truly Dreadful Film

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

The stoner theme is not all that Bongwater is about, it's a piece of unusual comedy and romance, with a quirky attitude. Each of the characters as well had a certain quirky quality as part of that attitude.David-Serena is definitely not your typical love story, but it worked as an adorable touch. The movie might not be your cup of tea, if you consider those different elements but the humor was there, the performances were solid and the romance was believable.After all, the movie still had a sense of reality to it. It gives a friendly and likable vibe, but perhaps it's something the public is not used to which explains the harsh numbers.7/10

The title notwithstanding, this drug-laden laugh trip is more Reality Bites than Up in Smoke. David (a sweetly earnest Wilson) is a pot dealer with half-baked ambitions of becoming an artist; Serena (Witt)is his nuttily domineering love interest. Though the pair's lack of real chemistry makes the cuddly ending feel tacked on, the hysterical drug-buddy performances of Brittany Murphy, Andy Dick, and Jack Black really make this joint roll. This isn't a fast-paced broad comedy, it requires some patience. You gotta sit back, and let it envelop you. Let life slow down and enjoy the quirkiness and absurdity of the plot and characters.

Bongwater, although its title misleads many people to think of it as a stoner film, is a solid drama/comedy title in the vein of films like Drugstore Cowboy, an 80's film featuring Matt Dillon, or Trainspotting, except with less drug use and more sexual promiscuity - Bongwater, in short, is not a drug-centric movie. However, it is interesting because of its cast. Its obviously bare-bones script requires careful acting from its stars to give it a little extra life. Overall, maybe not enough of that extra energy is awarded to the by-the-rules directing style, but ultimately, what comes out is a solid, engaging flick, worth watching all the way through.

My wife told me about this movie many years ago and every other month since then. So, my friend bought it for her so we could see it and to shut her up about it. We found that it is a really great mid to late nineties feeling movie with real emotion(that which comes from our side of the screen where we found ourselves wanting to beat the *&#^ out of Serina). Ah, to move on, it was a nicely done and very funny movie. Great job to the director Richard Sears, and to the nubile cast(that's why you are all famous now). I recommend this movie to all of those people that enjoy b-rate films with that little extra something... If the day ever comes where I were able to make a movie at some caliber equal to this, I would truly be happy. I wish that I could find more by this director too. Everything seems to be so very vague on the internet, and the book I acquired for distribution co's, doesn't have any order information on his movies either. Perhaps I need to talk to the guy that was looking up Mr. Sears contact information or Mr. Sears himself. So...