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YPF (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 15

Fresh: 6

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This frank--and frankly hilarious--Canadian indie certainly lives up to its risqué title, but there's more going on in than just sex in this debut from writer/director Martin Gero. Though the... This frank--and frankly hilarious--Canadian indie certainly lives up to its risqué title, but there's more going on in than just sex in this debut from writer/director Martin Gero. Though the filmmaker has plenty of experience from his work on sci-fi favorite STARGATE: ATLANTIS, this comedy presents a reality-based look at relationships in the real world. YPF follows one night in the lives of four couples and one threesome. There's a pair on their first date, with a British bad boy (Callum Blue) trying to seduce his young coworker (Diora Baird). Meanwhile, a longtime couple (Kristin Booth and Josh Dean) attempt drastic measures to drag themselves out of their sexual rut. Though Mia (Sonja Bennett) and Eric (Josh Cooke) have ended their relationship, they try to reconnect on a physical level, but some old feelings resurface. Two close friends (Carly of POPULAR fame and writer Aaron Abrams) decide to add a new dimension to their relationship, but it turns out that there may be some emotions hidden beneath their buddy-buddy interaction. And finally, there's the awkward contact between two roommates at war (Peter Oldring and Ennis Esmer) who can only agree on the hotness of one of their girlfriends (Natalie Lisinska), but they decide to spend the night as a trio. YPF is fresh and funny, and it's hard not to identify with at least one of the pairings. The dialogue is witty, but it never feels rehearsed. Though most of the actors are unknown south of the Canadian border, each of them gives a heartfelt, genuine performance that should lead to more work in the future. [More]

Starring: Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean

Starring: Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean, Sonja Bennett, Josh Cooke, Diora Baird, Callum Blue, Ennis Esmer, Peter Oldring, Natalie Lisinska

Director: Martin Gero

Director: Martin Gero
Screenwriter: Martin Gero, Aaron Abrams
Producer: Steven Hoban, Tracey Boulton
Composer: Todor Kobakov
Studio: ThinkFilm

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There's too much talk and not enough action in the balance and eventually the straitjacket structure of the script is a schematic that grows tiresome.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/06/07
Leonard Klady
Screen International
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10/18/08
Monika Bartyzel
Cinematical

The cast tries but rarely achieves an authenticity of emotional intimacy, as if everyone knows they're going to be cut away from -- how else to say it? -- prematurely.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/12/08
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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Like life, it's sweet, messy, awkward, and dull.

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09/12/08
Amy Nicholson
I.E. Weekly

A more accurate moniker for this sex comedy might be Attractive White People Nattering On.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/11/08
Tim Grierson
L.A. Weekly

Actually a pretty staid affair, showing much less nudity than most R-rated films and coming down firmly, for the most part, in the pro-monogamy camp.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/03/08
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Boxoffice Magazine

Neither as extreme nor, for that matter, as interesting as its troublesome title.

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09/02/08
Justin Chang
Variety
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Its willingness to tackle common, yet squirm-inducing sexual predicaments with blunt, sometimes hysterical wordplay will certainly command attention.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
09/02/08
KJ Doughton
Film Threat

YPF caused a minor sensation at last year's Toronto Film Festival, but I guess the chance to see Canucks even partially disrobed is a selling point up there.

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08/29/08
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

The jarring skips required for clockwork peeks into each sexual narrative turn all the participants into reductive character sketches, spouting pithy one-liners and sporting ready-to-wear emotions on their sleeves.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
08/27/08
Stephen Garrett
Time Out New York

A smart and funny look at how people react under extreme sexual pressure.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
08/27/08
Mark Peikert
New York Press

It is, in short, a 'funny because it's true' comedy for adults, a potentially commercial film of the sort we should be making in this country. It has a sense of joy. No one in it ever contemplates suicide.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/13/08
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

In truth, Canadian filmmaker Martin Gero's very funny and insightful feature debut is far less shocking than its detractors -- most of whom haven't even seen it -- would have you believe.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/13/08
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

Like some of the erotic acts it purveys, Y.P.F. is pleasant rather than pleasurable.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment 1 Comment
04/11/08
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

Sorry, but intercourse is not the main course here. Instead, this is a literal sex comedy where laughs are sought, and often found, at every stage of the act, from 'foreplay' to 'afterglow'.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
09/06/07
Globe and Mail

...a fast-paced and very funny look at contemporary relationships.

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09/04/07
David Nusair
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