DVD Review: ‘Opie Gets Laid’

‘Opie Gets Laid’ is a sex comedy that does everything but hold anything back. Writer/director James Ricardo writes with a sharp tongue that’s both smart and dirty. Watching ‘Opie Get Laid’ is a unique experience, like watching a soap opera crossed with cheap soft porn crossed with the dialogue and content of a Kevin Smith movie.

Opie (James Ricardo) is the world’s biggest loser. He spends his day watching porn and eating pizza and junk food. He never leaves his apartment and his outlook on life is than that optimistic. When Thai (April Wade) shows up at the wrong apartment looking for a lesbian good time, she decides to stick around and hang out with Opie. One thing leads to another and after a lengthy philosophical debate on politics and religion, Thai and Opie get busy.

No longer a virgin, but still the world’s biggest loser, Opie begins to sink into a multi-directional love tetrahedron. He begins meeting women with low standards from an online dating service and becomes the talk of the town. Fought over and then shared by Thai and her girlfriend Dakota (Ute Werner), Opie soon finds himself the boy-toy of various attractive women with low standards, who end up seeing him on a tight schedule of shifts. Opie has become the most popular loser in town, until things get out of control and Opie must make a decision.

Opie’s art-filled apartment is the sole location of the entire film, but the level of strange occurrences and awkward situations rivals that of Scorcese’s ‘After Hours’. His encounters include a girl’s nudist parents and a swinging Jehovah’s witness. The witty dialogue is blunt and feels a little forced, but actually works in favor of the movie. Despite the fact that Opie’s the exact opposite of what the average woman wants, ‘Opie Gets Laid’ succeeds at being a sort of counter-culture romantic comedy and Opie becomes the dating anti-hero.

[Overall: 3.75 stars out of 5]

Back in April 2008, WeAreMovieGeeks introduced you to ‘Opie Gets Laid‘. The DVD released for sale on January 13, 2009.

DVD Features:

• Director’s Commentary
• Actor’s Commentary
• Theatrical Trailer