Say It Isn't So (2001)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

J.B. Rogers

Writers (WGA):

Peter Gaulke (written by) &
Gerry Swallow (written by)

Release Date:

23 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Young orphan Gilly (Klein) finds out his lover Jo (Graham) may actually be his biological sister. After...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Marijuana | Wedding | Animal Shelter | Beaver

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chris Klein	...	Gilbert Noble
Heather Graham	...	Josephine Wingfield
Orlando Jones	...	Dig McCaffrey
Sally Field	...	Valdine Wingfield
Richard Jenkins	...	Walter Wingfield
John Rothman	...	Larry Falwell
Jack Plotnick	...	Leon Pitofsky
Eddie Cibrian	...	Jack Mitchelson
Mark Pellegrino	...	Jimmy Mitchelson
Brent Hinkley	...	Streak
Henry Cho	...	Freddy
Richard Riehle	...	Sheriff Merle Hobbs
Brent Briscoe	...	Detective Vic Vetter
Ezra Buzzington	...	Stewart
Julie White	...	Ruthie Falwell

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor and language.

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Greater Vancouver Regional District Demonstration Forest, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Conundrum Entertainment

Trivia:

Briefly features Return of the Tres, performed by Delinquent Habits -- a song prominently featured in Double Take (2001), a movie Orlando Jones starred in prior to this film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in the window of Jo's station wagon as she drives away after talking with her mother.

Quotes:

Valdine: Sweet Lord. You ponied your sister.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Deliverance (1972)

Soundtrack:

Gavotte in C

Falls flat

If nothing, this movie proves that sticking your hand up a cow's behind doesn't automatically mean it's funny. The film contains several gross-out jokes, few of them deliver. Oh, I have no doubt that they could've worked with the proper timing and comedic sensibility-which is just about all it lacks I'm afraid.

The Farrelly brothers produced this film, but one wonders how they felt about the results. They must have chuckled when reading the script, I have a hunch the material worked much better on paper than it did on film. They may not have been involved in the creative process, but they are nonetheless responsible for its failure.

On the acting front, Klein is simply dreadful as Gil. He reminds one of a young Keanu Reeves--but even stiffer. Heather Graham has a strong screen presence, and she manages to generate more sympathy for the leads than would otherwise be warranted. Sally Field and Orlando Jones are irritating. Richard Jenkins actually does a good job as the crippled dad, but he is helpless against a poor script.

My recommendation is to skip this thing and rent "There's Something About Mary" again.

*1/2 (out of ****)

Released by Twentieth Century Fox