Roger Ebert has faced a great deal in the last few years, so I think its about time he lets out a little blunt passion. Giv’er hard E!
Ebert gets around to writing a review of the Canadian film Young People F*cking, which he headlines with “Ok, here’s your f***ing review.” I almost spit my iced coffee all over my laptop screen when I saw this entry because, while I’m sure Roger is perfectly capable of spewing out the f-word on appropriate occasions, he’s just … well, he’s simply not the sort of guy one imagines going around randomly dropping the f-bomb.
It’s like hearing your sweet old grandmother saying “orgasm”. You are sure she knows what the word means, but to hear it comes so out of left field that you have to pause.
The review of the film is favourable, but he worries that most people wont see it simply because of the profanity in the title.
It might have been the very strategy of using such a blunt title to get the film noticed, but with any luck Ebert’s positive review will lure movie goers to give this a chance despite its controversial title.
You can read the review at Ebert’s Blog.
