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The Oh in Ohio (2006)

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Reviews Counted:67

Fresh:14

Rotten:53

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: A muddled sex-comedy that feels oddly sexless, The Oh in Ohio packs in too many ideas without establishing a clear identity or objective.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: What happens to the couple who seem destined to be together but can't satisfy each other between the sheets? That's the question at the heart of Billy Kent's directorial debut, THE OH IN OHIO.... What happens to the couple who seem destined to be together but can't satisfy each other between the sheets? That's the question at the heart of Billy Kent's directorial debut, THE OH IN OHIO. Priscilla (Parker Posey) and Jack (Paul Rudd) have reached breaking point after a decade together because of Priscilla's inability to climax during sex. The situation frustrates Jack just as much as Priscilla, so he sets out to have an affair with an 18-year-old student named Kristen (Mischa Barton). Meanwhile, Priscilla finds solace in sex toys and, eventually, an unlikely stud played by none other than Danny DeVito. Amusing scenes abound as Jack and Priscilla enjoy their separate sexual reawakenings, although couples might find some of the scenes uncomfortable to watch, especially if their sex lives aren't exactly setting the world on fire. Indie queen Posey clearly relishes the chance to take a rare lead role, and Priscilla really pushes her--there can't be many opportunities to play a woman who becomes addicted to vibrators. De Vito's character is ushered in towards the end of the film, adding welcome respite for Priscilla and a palpable sense of release for the viewer as all her sexual desires are finally and gloriously quenched. So, what happens to the couple who can't satisfy each other? THE OH IN OHIO doesn't really offer any answers, instead leaving its audience teased, frustrated, and tantalizingly close to finding out--much like its central character--for the bulk of the movie. [More]

Starring: Keith David, Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton

Starring: Keith David, Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito, Liza Minnelli

Director: Billy Kent

Screenwriter: Adam Wierzbianski
Story: Sarah Bird, Billy Kent
Producer: Miranda Bailey, Francey Grace, Amy Salko Robertson
Director: Billy Kent
Studio: Cyan Pictures

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Kent directs with clean, precise strokes and with little of the desperation associated with most American comedies.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
07/13/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

It's like watching a bad '70s porno movie that has been sheared of its sex scenes and has nothing left but rudeness and genitalia jokes.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
08/17/06
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

there simply isn't enough material here to carry a short, much less an hour-and-a-half-long feature

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
07/13/06
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

A vibrator may put the buzz back in the solo sex life, but it tends to suck the life out of any movie not rated with three Xs.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
09/08/06
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

A first rate ensemble gets it past the censors, but not to a beachhead on the mainstream.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
06/25/06
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

The Oh in Ohio's childish storytelling, paper-thin character development, and general unfunniness combine to make one bad movie.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/26/06
Toddy Burton
Toddy Burton
Austin Chronicle

A comedy that's never funny enough or clever enough.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/08/06
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

The sound recording is hollow and muddy, the cinematography underlit and sometimes blurred at the edges, and the whole thing has the dreary feeling of a bottom-of-the-barrel, clammy '70s sex comedy.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
07/11/06
Dan Callahan
Dan Callahan
Slant Magazine

The comedy misfires and the film winds up strangely...impenetrable.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
07/14/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

One must endure an hour of...crude gags until the film mutates into something almost wonderful in its final third, rescued by unlikely romantic foil Danny DeVito

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
08/06/06
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The sexual nature of the film will attract the tweeny crowd but the summer/fall romance between Priscilla and Wayne is the real draw, thanks to [Danny] DeVito.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
08/12/06
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Parker Posey is not the only one who isn't getting satisfaction here.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
08/10/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

The movie provides a good time but isn't wholly satisfying in the end.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
03/16/06
John DeFore
John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
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How bad does a movie have to be for Heather Graham to remove her name from the credits?

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
07/14/06
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

The sight of Posey, Minnelli, and Graham fondling sexual aids and chattering about orgasms is meant to reduce you to helpless laughter, but it will more likely leave you wondering how many bad choices it takes to destroy a career.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
07/19/06
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

Are you asking me to believe that a one-time stoner would be so inspired by a science class that she’d become a National Merit Scholar and get into Harvard?

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
07/24/06
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
FilmStew.com

The Oh in Ohio has a light, scampy spirit that rides to its rescue, often enough.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
08/25/06
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The script, which was co-written by director Billy Kent, has the forced 'raciness' of a mid-'70s dinner-theater sex comedy.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
08/17/06
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A silly, amusing trifle.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
07/12/06
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

The OH in Ohio offers a cinematic representation of Priscilla's sex life: a lot of promise with no payoff.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
07/14/06
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com
 
 
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