Relax ... It's Just Sex (1998)
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53% of critics liked it
(17 reviews) -
64% of users liked it
(2,269 ratings)
Tara (Jennifer Tilly) hosts a dinner party. When she discusses the HIV-positive results of her lover's brother, others join in with their opinions on AIDS. Black artist Buzz (T.C. Carson), brought to the party as the date of Vincey (Mitchell Anderson), quickly becomes a twosome with Javi (Eddie… More Tara (Jennifer Tilly) hosts a dinner party. When she discusses the HIV-positive results of her lover's brother, others join in with their opinions on AIDS. Black artist Buzz (T.C. Carson), brought to the party as the date of Vincey (Mitchell Anderson), quickly becomes a twosome with Javi (Eddie Garcia). Megan (Serena Scott Thomas) breaks up with her black lover Sarina (Cynda Williams) after Megan reveals her affair with Sarina's cousin Jered (Billy Wirth). With lesbian, gay, and straight interactions throughout, the film's framework leans toward Schnitzler's La Ronde (1900), as an assortment of characters talk directly into the camera to introduce other characters. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- P.J. Castellaneta
- Written By
- P.J. Castellaneta
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 5, 1999 Wide
- Studio
- A-Pix
Critic Reviews
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
The more interesting and likable characters are overshadowed by the more annoying ones.
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Emanuel Levy, Screendaily
This lifestyle comedy deserves credit for trying to blend together gays, lesbians, and heteros (rare sight in the 1990s), but the writing, direction, and execution are below mediocre.
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Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The film quickly falls apart amid chaotic plotting and stiff acting.
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David Noh, Film Journal International
As brightly written by Castellaneta and enacted by possibly the best ensemble cast ever assembled in gay film, it's a real gem.
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Cast
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Jennifer Tilly
as Tara Ricotto
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Mitchell Anderson
as Vincey Sauris
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Cynda Williams
as Sarina Classer
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Lori Petty
as Robin Moon
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Serena Scott Thomas
as Megan Pillsbury
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Eddie Garcia
as Javi Rogero
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Timothy Paul Perez
as Gus Rogero
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Chris Cleveland
as Diego Tellez
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Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
as Buzz Wagner
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Billy Writh
as Jered Baroziak
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Gibbs Toldsdorf
as Dwight Bergman
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Susan Tyrrell
as Alicia Pillsbury
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Seymour Cassel
as Emile Pillsbury
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Paul Winfield
as Auntie Miriam
- Billy Wirth
