Ok, admit it. You've heard
about how bad this Spike Lee movie is, but you're curious. Is it really that horrible?
I sacrificed myself by watching it for you ... and it really is that bad. Any
redeeming social commentary on corporate greed is swallowed up by the insulting
male fantasy that lesbians really want to sleep men. The tagline says it all,
"One heterosexual male. 18 lesbians. His fee $10,000... each."
Jack
(Anthony Mackie, Brother to Brother) is a corporate whistleblower in his
biotech firm and loses his job. His ex-girlfriend Fatima (Kerry Washington) comes
to him with a proposal to pay him $10,000 to impregnate both her and her girlfriend
Alex (Dania Ramirez, Little Black Boot). They don't consider a sperm bank
because "that's like shopping for Gucci at Walmart." Jack goes with
it because he needs the money. Oh brother. Fatima dresses in lingerie and heels
to get boinked by Jack. Fatima the businesswoman then sets up a business
for Jack as a "fertilization service." She gets 10% of each $10,000
fee, and Jack "services" a group of "glam dykes," as one refers
to the group. Unfortunately, we have to watch them all in bed with him, enjoying
it. It's too bad Spike didn't make a drama focusing on the corporate issues
Jack faces. That might have been an intelligent commentary, rather than this mix
of themes with a degrading portrayal of lesbians who want d***. |