Please don't spend money on this.

From my favorite movies..

best movie i've ever seen.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

The Opposite of Sex works as both a wonderful, if cruel, character study, and a parody of audience expectations. Christina Ricci plays an absolute bitch in this movie. Her life revolves around ruining the lives of others. She doesn't even seem to get that much out of it, her reward is to cause people pain. Whether that be acting out at a funeral, inviting herself to stay, getting pregnant, or stealing her half- brother's boyfriend. Ricci narrates in a self knowing tone, explaining why we feel sorry for certain characters and not others. This often works comically, especially when building sympathy for her brother, she then shows the clips where he doesn't sit around brooding. On the opposite end of the spectrum we have Martin Donovan. He is so painfully nice you just want him to lash out. He's an absolute joy of a character, bringing a chilled and relaxing counterpart to Ricci's hobag. We also have Kudrow as a woman so scared of her own life she interferes with others. She tells everyone how to live their life, and her journey is one of the sweetest as the film reaches a satisfactory and moving conclusion.This is a film about the power of sex, but also how there are other things out there. The only downsides were that it was sometimes too smart for its own good, and the homophobic and lack of knowledge concerning aids seemed very dated.

Personally, it annoys me when a film is marketed as something it's not. For the most part, these films disappoint because of unrealized expectations. There's no reason for studios to do this; they're marketing their movies to people who wouldn't like them (which leads to bad word of mouth), and alienates the audience that would actually like the film. The trailer for "The Opposite of Sex" promises a gleefully wicked and twisted comedy, but what the film offers is anything but.DeeDee Truitt (Christina Ricci) is a sixteen-year-old who after the death of her step-dad, takes off from her Alabama home and heads to Indiana to with her gay half-brother, Bill (Martin Donovan). To avoid giving anything away, I'll stop at saying that this leads to a number of complications.As much as I griped about the film being horrifically mismarketed, I still liked the film. I'd give it a weak recommendation, but I wouldn't hesitate in doing so. It's well acted, and I actually felt for a lot of the characters.Christina Ricci has completely rejected Hollywood, and instead concentrated on perfecting her craft instead of becoming a tabloid queen. Her hard work has paid off; few performances are different from DeeDee Truitt and any of the wholesome characters she's played in Disney movies. DeeDee is the ultimate problem child: foul-mouthed, slutty, and completely amoral. Yet Ricci allows us really feel for DeeDee on some level. As Bill, DeeDee's half-brother, Martin Donovan is like Ned Flanders, only not as obnoxious (and gay instead of evangelical Christian). He's too nice for his own good, but he's not a complete doormat either. He's still pining over the death of his lover, Tom (Colin Ferguson), which is affecting his relationship with Matt (Ivan Sergei). Speaking of, Matt is a self-acknowledged dim bulb, but he's not as dumb as he first seems. Small, but over the top, performances by Johnny Galecki and William Lee Scott are also effective.Many people have been raving about Lisa Kudrow's performance as Tom's sister, Lucia. It's effective, but for the most part not much different than her usual characters. She's just more cynical and less ditzy than her other characters. But the differences aren't all that noticeable. Kudrow is effective, but Sheriff Carl Tippett, played by Lyle Lovett, is the one I felt for the most. He's earnest and really cares for Lucia, although she is too busy looking after Bill to realize it.The film, written and directed by Don Roos, is effective, but a little too twisted and convoluted for its own good. It's all a little much, and it's possible to become lost at some point. Still, I liked it. Just don't expect the blistering comedy that the trailer promises.

I suppose if Barbara Stanwyk's character of Phyllis in Double Indemnity had a daughter, they might be either Sharon Stone's Catherine Trammell from Basic Instinct or Linda Fiorentino's Bridget Gregory in The Last Seduction – this begs the question what would Phyllis' granddaughter have looked like or acted like – you could search for another example but Christina Ricci's Dede Truitt isn't too far away. But this is only the beginning since The Opposite of Sex is a muddled and un-entertaining film that combines the genres of noir, comedy, road and romance and hopes that all the usual stereotypes or clichéd images of gay people, stroppy female teens and strong, silent middle aged types who are, of course, well respected teachers will make you feel at home.The Opposite of Sex is also a film that changes its mind a couple of times about what sort of a film it's going to be. For the first third, it's very reminiscent to that of The Last Seduction given the fact a female has run off (with another man in this film, lots of money in The Last Seduction); leaves behind two members of the same sex: Bill and Lucia (Kudrow) (Bill Truitt is gay so he's already embodied traits of the female) and just leaves them with the task of finding them. What follows is a series of events that has Bill and Lucia hopping and skipping all around the place attempting to track down Dede in an attempt to either clear Bill's name (after he was wrongly accused of molesting children) or get back the urn of ashes Dede stole. The problem is, all of the characters get so close to one another that it could've all been solved on numerous occasions. Along the way, Dede is literally on the other side of a motel door, other times they are in a restaurant together, then they're staking out where they live instead of getting amongst the action: asking questions – the final nail in this particular coffin is when Lucia is sneaking up on a log cabin in the Canadian wilderness after following them (what else) and decides to listen in on a monologue that was, I'm sure, supposed to leave me in tears. To be honest, I didn't listen to a word of it as I was so uninterested and couldn't care less about the characters by that point.I felt that this film was supposed to revolve around the character of Dede. The idea is good: A girl who could perhaps embody the femme fatale tag Stanwyk, Stone and Fiorentino did so well at in their respective films manages to seduce a gay or bisexual man out of his money, before going on the run with the hook being that the femme fatale is a 16 year old. I'm no professional screenwriter but events can happen, characters can come and go; some dying with violence and sex providing support where needed. That's what I thought the film would be only I get a load of clap-trap from the rest of the characters, Lucia goes on her own little journey of self discovery in the form on having sex for the first time in ages and the entire sub-plot of Bill's name being cleared for paedophilia was so tiresome and unnecessary that taking a brief nap during any scene involving it wouldn't go unpunished.Dede narrates the film as if Ricci herself is the director; telling us what to like and what not to like, manipulating us with scenes of childbirth to get us to feel sorry for her and having the other characters, who are miles away, get up to whatever they're doing – how is she supposed to know what the hell they're up to? Did Walter tell us what Pyllis was up to when he wasn't with her in Double Indemnity? I don't think so but here, we're led to believe Dede 'sees all'. The Opposite of Sex is a film that tries to be clever when it's just being silly; it tries to be engaging when really, it's just dragging things out. I find it remarkable how Dede has to go through all of what she does just so she can deliver her closing monologue about the point of active sex lives – she went looking for trouble and she found it whilst knowing the what the consequences might be. Not clever, not particularly funny and as for 'making me cry', well – give me some characters to get involved with next time and maybe, just maybe I'll watch your film with some tissues.

This film is about a disturbed teenage girl wrecking up everyone's lives around her.The plot portrays Dedee's antisocial and unstable behaviour well. Dedee's character is developed so well that it is easy for people to dislike her. Christina Ricci's performance is great as usual. Lisa Kudrow is also good in her role as Bill's supportive best friend. There are indeed laughs as well, there are many jokes that work in the film. The "Mr I will pull out" joke really got me laughing! The hospital scene towards the is touching and affecting. That scene is the only time Dedee means what she says, and she says it with much sincerity and emotion. Great film, I recommend it!