Blowing Smoke

I wasn't sure what to expect of this film, but was extremely pleasantly surprised to find it raw, humorous, and all too real. The performances are generally good, with Sean Michael Allen (aka Sean Barnes, as Eric) and Lennie Loftin particular stand-outs. But the real star of this movie is the dialogue, with snappy one-liners and unexpectedly fair jokes at the expense of both sexes.

The film would benefit, I think, from the music playing during the scenes being completely removed - less would be more in this case - but it's a small quibble with a very enjoyable movie. (Guys, if you want to save yourself some time, take a woman to see this on your first date. If she stalks out in disgust, you've just saved yourself the price of buying dinner with a humorless miseryguts!)