Dating the Enemy

1996

Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 59% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 59% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 2205 2.2K

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Director

Megan Simpson Huberman Photo
Megan Simpson Huberman

Top cast

Janice Oxenbould Photo
Janice Oxenbould as Counsellor
Guy Pearce Photo
Guy Pearce as Brett
John Howard Photo
John Howard as Davis
Simmone Mackinnon Photo
Simmone Mackinnon as Doctor's Assistant
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963.21 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 2
1.74 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Stenian 6 / 10

A decent Aussie romcom with a golden duo that would have benefited with a shorter runtime and more comedy

At 1 hour and 40 minutes, I felt that this film was overlong for its simple story and romcom genre. So many filler, pointless scenes in the middle I would have omitted.I enjoyed the the the lead duo Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan. Both gave a very funny performance, and I wished that the script had more comical situations written for them. Pearce acting like a girl was just hilarious and entertaining. I wish they had more crude scenes with him as a woman. But hey, this isn't Hollywood. Aussie comedies generally lack gross out humour and vulgarity. Not that I'm a fan of those styles, but I think this film needed more irreverent humour.As such, I thought the film seemed more serious and stern as it progressed. And as I said, at 100 minutes it just felt too long and more like a 120 minute film. I still respect this film as an unforgettable Aussie comedy from the 1990s, despite the little gripes I had with it.
Reviewed by Ms H 5 / 10

Great scene, bad script

Yes, we've all seen hundreds of the gender/role/switching,type movies. eg. Freaky Friday, Like Father Like Son, Wish Upon A Star, Switch etc.. and they are all incredibly corny, but there were a couple of scenes in this movie that made me laugh out loud (and that is pretty unusual). One memorable moment: Guy Pierce in Claudia Karvan's body - experiencing his(her) first menstruation. I wish there were more scenes like this one in the movie. Would have made it a passable film.
Reviewed by mungo-8 7 / 10

I laughed through my candy floss

This is a terribly hackneyed plot. All about the stereotypes of men and women and how we are supposed to interact. But I laughed frequently and out loud and I suppose that's what a comedy film is supposed to make you do. I enjoyed the playing of the actors who brought life and humour to a sometimes rather corny script. They brought out the full farce of their acting one might say!The first twenty minutes, whilst the plot establishes itself, are a bit of a chore but thereafter the silliness takes over and I chortled away as predictably absurd scenes were unravelled.Disappointing homophobic line about men and women being the natural (and implicitly, only) form of coupling for human beings, which seemed at odds with the rest of a fresh, healthy skip through sexual norms but alas every script writer has a bad day.I grew up on that staple of british cinema the 'Carry On's and this is kind of doing a similar thing. Don't expect it to change your life, just entertain you for 90 minutes.
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