Whirlygirl (2006)

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Straight-laced prep student James (a fine and likable performance by Julian Morris) becomes completely infatuated with enticing exotic dancer Whirlygirl (well played with unexpected depth and expected sexy aplomb by ravishing blonde Monet Mazur) and decides to risk everything by following the babe to New York City. So far, so familiar. But thankfully director Jim Wilson and writer Peter McCormack eschew crude lowbrow humor in favor of a pleasant and touching examination of morality and responsibility in which both main characters help each other evolve into better people. James in particular makes for an appealing protagonist as he learns to shed his inhibitions and be more spontaneous. Moreover, Mazur does a stellar job of portraying the humanity and vulnerability lurking just beneath the surface of the titular gal's shallow party girl facade. In addition, there are sturdy supporting contributions by J.A.Q. as James' loyal roommate Raoul, Rob Sullivan as hard-nosed adviser Mr. McTavish, and Woody Boley as obsessed stalker Monty. Christo Bakalov's sharp cinematography provides a nice handsome look. Both the cool soundtrack and Deborah Lurie's neatly percolating score keep things bubbling along. Best of all, this movie is done with real heart and sincerity. A cute little sleeper.

Wow, this was really terrible.I don't care if they say it was based on a true story, this honestly, and I'm serious, honestly, was the worst movie I have ever seen. The actors were OK, but the story line was just plain stupid. It's about a stripper/escort who honestly looks 10 years older than the main character and his obsession with her, amongst the other 2 or 3 nutballs involved in her life. She out weighs him by at least 20 pounds and he thinks he can go busting into homes/apts in New York like he's freakin spiderman or something. At least in the end he gets a grip...oh my I seriously would never recommend this movie to anyone. What a waste of time.

Whirlygirl suffers primarily from a bad script and poor direction. The script lacks the closure of a third act; we are left hanging thinking there needed to be something more. There is a rescuer scene which I guess the director thought would be a climax but the movie has an episodic feel to it.This film is based on a true story. Well the scriptwriter should have embellished it since true stories do not make compelling films. The lead actor Julian Morris does a decent job with the material but the rest of the cast performances are flat. In fact one of the students, who was acting like he was just waking up had a believability level of zero. Speaking of Morris, I had just watched him in Cry Wolf where he also plays a prep school student and his character seems to have walked out of that slasher movie into this one. Slasher movies can get by without any character development but a film like Whirlygirl requires it.Hats off to DP Christo Bakalov for delivering some great images to such a hollow story.

When i first saw this movie i thought it was going to suck. but i was actually surprised at the effort that the people put into making this movie. although it wasn't a very popular nor original film i still liked it. another thing i liked is how it was filmed at my school Avon Old Farms. when i was watching it, i was in my common room where one of the scened was filmed in, it was cool to see the common room being used by other people besides the school kids. this movie was a lot like "the girl next door" when i say this i mean that it had the plot involving 2 kids, a rebel teenage girl and a not-so-rebel teenage boy. the plot pretty much consists of the girl turning the boy into a rebel and the bay turning the girl into a not-so-rebel girl. like i said, it was a lot like "the girl next door" just not casted with famous people. overall its a good film, i suggest anyone who reads this should see it.