Standing Still (2005/II)

Director:

Matthew Cole Weiss

Writers:

Matthew Perniciaro (writer)
Timm Sharp (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes it's hard moving forward without first looking back.

Plot:

Standing Still is the story of a popular yet drunken actor who reconnects with a group of his college friends for a wedding several years after graduation.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Drunkenness | Male Female Relationship | Drunk | Threesome

Cast

Jon Abrahams	...	Pockets
Amy Adams	...	Elise
Roger Avary	...	Franklin Brauner
Xander Berkeley	...	Jonathan
Ethan Embry	...	Donovan
Adam Garcia	...	Michael
Lauren German	...	Jennifer
Colin Hanks	...	Quentin
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Samantha
Aaron Stanford	...	Rich
Mena Suvari	...	Lana
James Van Der Beek	...	Simon
Marnette Patterson	...	Sarah
Nikki Schieler Ziering	...	Prostitute / Cop
Dakota Sky	...	Kid

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Insomnia Entertainment

Quotes:

Franklin Brauner: Hello, I'm Franklin Brauner, I don't think we've met. My dick is so big it won't fit into a tennis ball can.

Movie Connections:

References Topo, El (1970)

Soundtrack:

The Full Sentence

Disastrous sitcom of a movie

The bad: This movie was a lousy wreck, which better resembled a WB sitcom than something that should be on the big screen. 25 minutes into the movie I was still thinking, "who are these people??" - there seemed to be very little character setup or development. For the most part, the acting was poor -- again, it was more like watching "Dawson's Creek" than an actual movie. The story was extremely basic, which is fine except that the dialogue was poorly written as well. The subplot with the groom-to-be's father was not necessary and distracted from the good vibes to the movie -- it was hard to watch, but not in a "I'm moved" sort of way, but more in a "I want to barf" kind of way.

The good: The movie pretty very short, so however bad it is, at least it's over quickly. Which was good because otherwise I don't think I would have made it all the way through. Also, some of the women in the movie were pretty good to look at, which makes getting through the film a little easier.

Seriouly, I'm not a high-brow movie viewer...I like a fun, dumb movie every now and then. But this movie was a wreck in most every way possible. Watch it for a great lesson in poor character development, sappy dialogue, and character clichés (the movie star character who seems happy but is actually very sad...how original).