The Midas Touch

Flicks like this are the reason I enjoy indie films. No mainstream film company would ever do this in a million (billion?) years, and that's why it's so much fun! The film is written with a totally unheard of perspective, that's for sure. Far too few comedies get so many crazy subjects addressed in a single film, but this one does. The main conceit is that a man who is best described as woman repellent all of a sudden has the power to get the unflinching attention of any woman have likes. For someone who was once invisible to the ladies to now be a reluctant Lothario is good adult fun. On the plus side, it's totally original, with a voice that leans toward eccentric European humor. On the opposite end, the first scenes seem mostly unneeded and a film editor who is experienced with comedy would have made an enormous difference in helping many of the jokes land better. That means this film may not be for everyone, but it still earns points for originality. And finally, there were more than a few LOLs in this movie, and when a comedy manages to make me giggle, I always feel I got my money's worth.