Weekend Movie Forecast: The Virginity Hit Vs. I'm Still Here

After weeks of passing those "Still A Virgin?" help-hotline billboards on your way to work and briefly wondering whose agenda they touted, their benign promotee opens in theaters today. Directed by Funny or Die founders Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, The Virginity Hit takes what Superbad and American Pie did for the teenage sex movie trope and spins it mockumentary-style. Four boys' attempts to help their scarcely post-pubescent friend lose his virginity is chronicled on video cameras and cell phones, maintaining a YouTube motif throughout. According to Cinematical's John Gholson, the intermittent use of improvised scenes and characters who use their real names "infuse the movie with an energy that I wasn't quite expecting. It's a sneaky one." Variety's Andrew Barker warns that "most viewers' eyeballs will be exhausted before the end," but sees the comedic appeal of the film: "The gonzo approach makes everything a little more real, however, and this gives life to the characters and makes the more outrageous comedic sequences seem a little less off-the-wall. Future generations may view The Virginity Hit as a curiosity, but today's audiences, provided they're primed for the subject matter and the manner in which it is presented, should enjoy the hell out of it." — Gothamist

Zoe Schlanger

Published Sep 10, 2010

Modified Sep 10, 2010

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Click on the film stills for details and review of this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include The Virginity Hit; I'm Still Here; Resident Evil: Afterlife; The Romantics; Bran Nue Dae; Legendary; Hideaway; Race to Nowhere; Lovely, Still; Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?; Ahead of Time; My Uncle; and When Harry Met Sally.

Weekend Movie Forecast: <em>The Virginity Hit</em> Vs. <em>I'm Still Here</em>