A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) Reviews

Since it seemed to be another rather lame R rated comedy, I had some rather low expectations but, since I have weak spot for Lake Bell, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that I was actually positively surprised by the damned thing. Indeed, the concept might seem lame, it probably actually was, but, in my opinion, the makers managed to make the most of it. First of all, it was quite satisfying that they didn’t chicken out. Indeed, at the end, there was an actual orgy involving this group of friends, at least, most of them. Usually, with most R rated comedies with such a controversial concept, they basically all turn out to be completely harmless after all (‘Zack and Miri make a porno’ would be the textbook example). Basically, everything that might be edgy, which is actually the most fun, is actually massively toned down but, fortunately, it’s not what happened with this movie. Indeed, they pretty much went all the way which was quite refreshing. The other thing that really worked was the fact this group of friends felt really genuine and, even though none of them was actually really developed, they worked fine as a group. Even if it might be wishful thinking, it must be pretty awesome to still have so much fun with such a group of old childhood friends. Eventually, the only thing that didn’t really work was Leslie Bibb’s character as they struggled to properly include her character in this story. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was a solid R rated comedy, probably one of the best I have actually seen, and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.  

A Good Old Fashioned B Comedy that draws some laughs from a cast that didn't seem able to let go and make it their own. The title suggests more.