Some Girl(s)

I think I've never voted 1 for a movie here at IMDb until now. The idea is interesting, and that's what drove me into watching Some girl(s). This story is about a self-centered guy who is apparently trying to make amends. Horrible. As if the character wasn't appalling enough, Adam Brody's acting is abominable. The girls are awesome, but Adam is on screen ALL THE TIME. There's one scene in which one of the ex-girlfriends (I won't say who, so I don't spoil anything) says that someone has cancer. Brody's acting is so bad that I laughed at the situation. His face, his reactions, his body language.... Just awful. DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE!

Some Girl(s) is a strange little indie movie that isn't terrible but never really gets anywhere either. Also it is not a comedy. I never laughed once. The film follows Adam, who is going around trying to make amends with his exes before he gets married, or so we initially think. We come to learn that for one reason or another, Adam has run away from basically every relationship he has been in, leaving behind shattered girls. The film is basically different versions of the same thing as he goes and talks to one of these women. They explain how he hurt them, and Adam tries to justify his actions. But basically Adam is a terrible person. For the most part, the acting is good, but it is really repetitive and kind of boring. Also, I was surprised to learn that a woman directed this movie since it is such a male-driven film. The movie is about Adam, and while there are some great female actors in this film, they are defiantly not the main focus. I was so confused when I started watching it that I didn't see Kristen Bell, who isn't actually in the film until the last act. Also, I found this movie on DVD at a local store, so it may have just been my version, but in the scene with Kristen Bell and Adam, their words didn't match their lips. It was like watching a boring version of Godzilla (I love Godzilla, FYI). Anyway, it was an okay movie but nothing special. I do agree with one of the other reviewers who said the ending made it a little better. For those who want to know, in the last act, we find that Adam has been taping his conversations with his ex to use them in his work. He also has a history of writing about his love life and selling it as fiction, much to the dismay of these women he has dated. So at the end of the film, you cannot help but wonder if Adam was actually sincere in what he was doing or if he was just doing it to have something to write about. This ambiguity is further reinforced in the film's final shot, where he gives the female flight attendant a devilish grin. And we are left wondering will he leave his fiancé for this new lady or not? And was this all just a big game? It's fun to think about, but overall the movie was nothing special and should've been better with the talent it had in it.

The pretext is to "clear the air" with respect to his past faux pas. It is probably unwatchable except for the charm of the lead, Brody, who in real life describes himself as a secular Jew. Brody is in every scene so if he's not one of your favorites, skip this film. (Brody previously starred in the long running television series "The OC".) The former flames include Lindsay (Emily Watson), Reggie (Zoe Kazan) and Bobbi (Kristen Bell). They are all engaging and it is fun to speculate with whom, if any, Brody will end up. The meetings are set up in the domicile of each girl friend and there are very few scenes set elsewhere. So the low budget aspects of the film will definitely put some people off. The film works for me mainly because of the honesty of the actors and the strength and credibility of the star.

I would never watch this film again. Ever. The trailer had made it seem so good, and if you can't judge a film by its trailer, what do you judge it by? The reviews, that's right. Why I didn't check the reviews, I have no idea. I actually think you would enjoy reading my review than watching film. This film was terrible. The main character, (what was his name?), experienced some sort of dream which spurred him on to 'right his wrongs', to remedy all the broken hearts he caused, to help him live with himself. That's what he sets out to do, most probably it was inspired by his engagement and a promise of acceptance to a monogamous lifestyle. He wanted to start afresh, he desired forgiveness. So he creates a list of his most notable exes (not all of them, just five) and he travels to them, to 'talk'. He didn't even have a game plan. An idiot, no doubt. So...you have to cope with a lot of stuttering on his part and the obvious confusion, he had no idea what he was after. He had left all of them, at some point in their relationship, he was a coward. But not the romantic type for 'the one that got away' , is there a romantic type? So of course, they were angry. Not at first, but being the idiot he was, he provoked them to speak of their memories, to relive the pain. Initially, that's all I thought, just that he was bad with words (did I mention he was a writer?) and that he wasn't aware of what he was doing. But, I came to realise he was just playing with their feelings. But then, I began to feel a tad sympathetic for him: he was lost and in search of forgiveness. But then I began to think about what would make his character worse...And it came to be: he sought them out to write a story on them for some magazine or something. So all that crap about seeking forgiveness was just that. Crap. This is what he had done before, he had written his stories on them when he had broken their hearts. Did I feel sympathy for him, at this point? Not at all, he was just an idiot through and through. The only reason my rating isn't completely harsh is because I loved that all the exes were intelligent, they all knew what had gone on and they showed him "who's boss". Their only mistake was him, but it really wasn't them, it was him. I especially liked Kristen Bell in this film, she completely detested the man. We shared a common dislike and then, the way she played with his feelings. Pure genius. But that was more the character, I liked Bell for her passion in the role. It was real. Jennifer Morrison was also strong in her role, perhaps a little crazed it seemed. Another small thing I liked was the fact that there was no happily ever after, it was open ended and I like to believe that his fiancé ended up with someone new or that his marriage turns out to be a complete misery. Yes, that's how much I hated the main guy. You'd think that I've experience with a man of such nature, I actually don't. And I'm more than grateful for it.

I just found this film very confusing, I can't say if it was bad or good, I honestly don't know, that's why I came here to read the others their reviews. I keep asking myself: "Was the subject of the movie useless or not? Is there more meaning to it? What does the writer want to tell us, there must be some kind of explanation. I think the writer tried to show the audience something, but it didn't come across. The film wasn't boring at all! The scenes with that young girl and Kristen bell were so crazy interesting, I just kept on staring and being shocked, I even caught myself looking like a freak, while watching this movie. I can't even write a review about this movie, I'm that confused. I just hope more people could watch this movie and tell me what they were thinking. It wasn't bad, there were some fantastic scenes in there, so give it a chance I need closure, I seriously do!

When watching this movie you should keep in mind that your time is precious and cannot be relived. What's the point of this movie? There isn't one. This was literally the worse movie I've EVER seen! The whole movie I was bored out my mind, I only continued watching because I had to know how it ended. The whole movie just felt like a dragged out introduction to something that never happened. The main character just goes around seeing these girls and nothing happens. He just sees his past lovers then goes home. Don't bother watching.. not even of there's nothing else to watch. Btw I only gave this a 1 out pf 10 because there's nothing lower!

In this movie a, soon to be married, writer gets in touch with his ex-girlfriends to make amends. The movie evolves slowly and will most likely make you look at your watch pretty quickly; but for me it intrigued me just enough. It made me wonder why the main character was going through all that trouble to apologize and i believe it's the acting that made that possible. I thought the idea behind the script was good. I, personally, have never seen a movie showing the outcome of the intentional reconnection of old relationships, and the effect that the break-ups had on them. But unfortunately i thought that, as a script, it failed to make a connection with the viewer, thus making the good performances of the actors lost in horrible dialogs. Overall, i would not recommend it. If you like the cast and have some time to kill, sure, go ahead; but if you want a movie with structure and flow you should skip that one.

In my opinion, Neil LaBute's latest film just ends up amounting to pretentious babble. He wrote the screenplay, based on his stage play, but the direction here is done by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Prior to his impending marriage, Adam Brody (he's given no name in the movie) is traveling around the country trying to find and meet with five women from his past that's he's selected. Apparently, he feels he's wronged them in some way and is trying to make sure all can be forgiven and forgotten. He's a teacher and writer, with his latest article, in The New Yorker magazine, on his relationships with women receiving lots of acclaim and even getting him a movie deal. The five women he meets, in order of appearance are Jennifer Morrison, Mia Maestro, Emily Watson, Zoe Kazan, and Kristen Bell. All these actresses are very talented and perform well in their meeting with Brody, with Bell's performance a real stand-out, in my opinion. However, we soon see that these attempted amends by Brody are half-hearted and insincere, not honest attempts like you might find in a 12-step program. The conversations end up being very awkward, talky, at times mean-spirited, and quite pretentious. Very late in the film, we get a twist in the plot that makes the whole film just seem even more seamy and ugly. I would say, although this may work better on stage, it doesn't have the sharp and cohesive dialog to work on screen, and never meshed for me as entertainment. A disappointment from Neil LaBute.

This is what would amount to a quite forgettable film if not for a power house performance by the great actress Emily Watson. She is simply electric in her sequence and brings this motion picture completely alive. It is amazing how her sexuality explodes on the screen with the simple act of showing her slip and moving across the room. This is one of the most sensual scenes ever filmed and other actresses might study how a real woman expresses her very being. Her performance is one of the most magnetic and memorable in any movie this year and save this otherwise dismal effort from the dustbin of cinema. It is fascinating to watch such a gifted woman grow in her craft when it hardly seems possible for her to become even greater. Her artistry is simply astonishing.

Adam Brody plays a successful unnamed writer who is on the verge of getting married. He meets his high school sweetheart Sam (Jennifer Morrison) whom he left before prom instead of staying on the path to marriage. She is now a married mom back in their hometown with a stable husband. Then there is Taylor (Mía Maestro) who is single and just wants to have fun. His married college professor Lindsay (Emily Watson) who feels slighted after their affair and eventually him writing about it. Reggie (Zoe Kazan) is his former best friend's little sister remembering her 12th birthday. Bobbi (Kristen Bell) is the love of his life who has an identical twin Billie. This starts with an interesting scene between Brody and Morrison. It's funny and awkward. Then I think the movie follows the wrong character. He's uninteresting, pretentious, and really really whiny. At least, she has a family that could give some real human interactions. For most of the movie, he is annoyingly clueless like he's not a real human being. The ending helps explain some of that but it's too little too late. Most people wouldn't stick around till the end. It's frustrating to watch this. The other problem is that the interactions are too static. It doesn't have any cinematic style and can't justify jumping from a play to a movie. The scenes need movement desperately.