THE MOVIE

Reviewed by Tim M

Matthew, a college freshman meets the girl of his dreams in a dormitory elevator during a blackout. They make love… he never sees her face but falls instantly in love. In the morning, the power is restored but his “dream girl” has vanished. All Matthew knows is that she lives in an all-girls dorm. He sets out on an hilarious, semester long journey to find his mystery girl among 100 female suspects.

Could it be Cynthia The Goddess or Patty The Promiscuous Arty Girl or maybe she’s one of the 98 other girls in the ‘virgin vault’.

What is seemingly a promising premise for a teen college flick is withered away during the course of this movie. Allow me to elaborate.

We start with the story of the magical night in the elevator. We then see the multiple tries and multiple ways that Matthew uses to try and find his mystery girl. We get some great humour in the form of his flatmate, and we even have some gross out gags.

But then, the analysis begins. Matthew’s voice over observations of the opposite sex are comical and interesting at first, but then we get into full-fledge male vs. female subplot, until it actually becomes the plot itself. It becomes to analytical of life, and it is VERY heavy for a teen flick. That’s not to say teenagers are stupid, but this movie is claiming to be one thing, when actually being something else. That’s a very dangerous thing to do.

Secondly, the film runs too long. Clocking in at approximately 100 minutes, it feels like it runs for an eternity, when it only has the subject matter to run for about 80, 85 max.

These things prevented me from liking this movie too much. I liked it at first, but those things brought my feelings down to neutral.

THE TRANSFER

Video:

The video on this DVD looks okay. It is 1.85:1 wide and with no enhancement but I didn’t really mind. The film isn’t that old so the picture holds up well. Detail is plentiful and the image is reasonably sharp.

Colors look good and hold their own. Blacks are good but shadow detail isn’t the greatest.

There are a few minor flecks, grain and noise but these aren’t that much of a problem and overall are pretty forgivable.

Audio:

The audio on the DVD is pretty good and does a good job at getting all the relevant info across despite it’s limited field. This isn’t the type of film that screams for an awesome soundtrack. It is primarily dialogue driven and so it is good that all of that comes across well. There is a fair bit of music here but it never really impacts on the dialogue, thankfully. All up this is a simple and straightforward soundtrack that perfectly suits the film.

THE EXTRAS

No real extras here to look at aside form a scene selection, which isn’t really an extra.

SUMMARY

Definitely not worth your time.