Kym's Rating: Three and a half broken hearts out of four
Kym's Review: This is a movie about love and the disrupting effects that it can have on people's lives. Joseph and Sarah are a married couple who happen to be best friends with Frank, who just happens to fall in love with Sarah the day before their wedding. The mayhem that insues results from Frank's declaration of love and the fact that Frank and Sarah eventually sleep together. The main reason that I enjoy this movie (and I like it more with every viewing) is the great dialouge. The characters are extremely true-to-life and can be very witty at times. While the story in itself of the love triangle is interesting, it's truly the rest of the movie that makes me enjoy it so much. The poker night scences (I love to play) are terrific and when the mother-in-law of one of the poker players shows up, the insanity that runs amuck is hysterical to watch. The most interesting part of the film is when Quentin Tarantino shows up and proceeds to tell one of the characters why "Top Gun" is one of the best scripts to ever come out of Hollywood (subversion is the reason. Specifically, the movie is about a man's struggle with his own homosexuality. Watch it for this part alone if no other reason). I found the movie extremely funny, but also kind of sad since love can be so painful at times. Give it a try. You may be surprised.

Justin's Rating: Experiences I Would Rather Repeat Than See This Movie Again: Being dumped two days before final exams.
Justin's Review: As I've previously said, I just don't go for romance movies nowadays. Good thing this isn't one. Nope, this is an attempt at one between three people - a guy who loves a girl who marries him but flirts with this other guy who's the first guy's best friend and who eventually (TITLE!) sleeps with her. I confess, I really didn't like or care for any of the characters in this movie. Whiney. Pushy. Moody. Manic-Depressive. It was as if emotions were on haitus during the making of this film, and the characters instead had to go around with sour looks on their faces and cheesy beards trying to look and sound "deep" to the Gen X crowd. I don't buy it. Everyone is dysfunctional in this movie. That's part of the fun of it - when the movie lets go and just has fun with it instead of trying to make this into some twisted romance. Six social situations are presented, the best being when a boring drone of an aunt comes to visit and is tormented by Nigel and his bizarre friends. Meg Tilly is the center of attention for these two sour men, and I freely admit, they can have her. She doesn't have the looks, the charm, or the personality to attract. She, in fact, looks doped up most of the film. My good friend Q.T. (quentin tarantino) directs and stars in the last social gathering, doing what he does best: talking in choppy sentences about really bizarre subjects. In this case, the issue of homosexuality in Top Gun. But I wasn't bored watching this movie, nor really emotionally upset (as I tend to do in romantic films). The ending, which I won't spoil for you, leaves you once again with the sense of "What in NINE blazing HELLS just happened?" So, hey!, give it a chance. Or don't.

Mark's Rating: 6.5 infidelities out of 10
Mark's Review: I'd have to go somewhere inbetween Justin and Kym's reviews of this film. Its got some great moments, and the ability to make me laugh out loud, but you just get too...annoyed by the characters, especially Craig Sheffer and Meg Tilly. Could you fall in love with anyone as self-obsessed and, well, downright boring as either of these two? Meg Tilly is supposed to make us believe that she has the charms to devote two men to her, but I'm sorry, it just doesn't come off.

This is the main problem the film has, as the rest of it is pretty brilliant. The poker table scenes are hilarious, especially when Parker Posey and Joey Lauren Adams start coming along (why is never really explained, but I like it better that way), and Ms. Adams lays a few songs on us too (wonder if they're on the soundtrack CD), top stuff. There are a few other great scenes too, especially at the party given for one of the poker buddies, whih involves the mother-in-law from hell and some pot in a cramped bathroom, which all degenerates brilliantly. The Quentin Tarantino scene is justly famous too. I really want to like this film. Eric Stoltz is excellent, as usual, in fact he's the only sympathetic "star" in the film, and the supporting characters do good work too. There are also some nice touches, like the whole umbrella thing, and the fact we don't find out one of the characters is in a wheelchair until the last five minutes, but...its just Craig Sheffer and Meg Tilly! Not since Ethan Hawke in "Reality Bites" have I hated characters with such passion. Oh well, mustn't grumble.

Recommended for:
People with really good-looking best friend's girlfriends.
Bitter, unrequited lovers
Anyone who's ever fallen in love with the wrong person
Tarantino Fans

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Sleep With Me: Movie [VHS]
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Intermission!
Bet ya didn't know this: in "The Empire Strikes Back", there's one Rebel officer who tells princess Leia that 'the shield doors must be closed.' Everyone remember that heartbreaking scene? Well, the officer is none other than the guy who played Cliff on TV's "Cheers." No kidding!

Mark's suggested game while seeing Sleep With Me: After Quentin Tarantino's deconstruction of "Top Gun", how about seeing what outlandish subplots you can graft onto films? ("Adventures In Babysitting" as communist propaganda, anyone?)

Groovy Quotes:

Joseph: You're telling me that the reason you're named Frank is because your mother slept with Sinatra? What about your father?
Frank: My father never slept with Sinatra. Just my mother.

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Soundtrack Review: Great music in this movie. I love the instramentals that they use. Also the songs "Howl" (with such awesome lyrics like "Sleep with me like a man you dog") and "Wasted" are particular favorites of mine. I'm sure that you'll also get a kick out of the musical perfomances of Athena and Lauren at poker night. (KM)