RSO: Registered Sex Offender

2008

Comedy

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IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 526 526

Director

Bob Byington Photo
Bob Byington

Top cast

Ross Brockley Photo
Ross Brockley as Ex-Roommate
Suzy Nakamura Photo
Suzy Nakamura as Parole Officer
Damian Young Photo
Damian Young as Thackeridge
Bob Schneider Photo
Bob Schneider as Ersatz Employer
480p.DVD
658 MB
624*352
English 2.0
NR
29.97 fps
1 hr 14 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by RogerGoldmann 6 / 10

A worthwhile watch

Reviewed by thalassafischer 7 / 10

An Awkwardly Realistic Take on Sex Offenders

Reviewed by answermehere 4 / 10

Lack of comedic chemistry, but sort of funny

I really wanted to like this movie, and - sporadically - I did. The actors are good, the characters and conceit are basically funny, and the camera-work was pro, but most of the (hopefully improvised) comedy was grasping at straws and fails by relying on the obvious jokes.It's like, you know when you're watching sketch comedy, and a skit may have a funny idea but the jokes are just basically "isn't this a funny idea?" over and over. i.e. most of Mad TV and SNL.Now compare that to someone like Chevy Chase or Richard Pryor, or even Larry David, who are able to totally improvise with style and creativity and intelligence. They can be shocking and seriously funny.It just felt like comically these film-makers were slightly out of their depth, as if the actors didn't have time to rehearse or get a read on each other before filming.That said, the main character and a number of the supporting characters were likable, which is no small potatoes given the topic.And there were several (probably less than 10) moments that were genuinely funny. For instance the scene that takes place in the church and afterward where he's like "do you think that shirt is appropriate for church?!" Still, the majority of the dialogue felt forced and straining for laughs. I'll watch anything Kevin Corrigan is in, but his group therapy scenes were kind of depressing and blunt, while trying to be shocking.Neither terrible nor good overall; I could imagine this done much better. Nice effort for taking on an "unsellable" topic.
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