Stars: Amanda Peet, Callie Thorne, Brian Van Holt, Jonathan Abrahams, Zorie Barber, Judah Domke

Director: Peter M. Cohen

Summary: A group of three friends get together each weekend to see how many women they can pull, but when all three of them fall in love with the same women they have a problem. They all decide to date her and then let the best man win...

Studly Wall Streeter Brad (Brian Van Holt), artsy downtowner Zeke (Zorie Barber), and effeminate, compulsively self-pleasuring Jonathan (Jonathan Abrams) are three New York friends who meet once a week at their favorite Gotham diner to frankly discuss their most recent sexual conquests.
Things get a bit stressful for the three college pals--all in their 20s--when, after confessing to each other that they have each met the woman who can stop them from womanizing, they discover that they have all been seduced by the same woman. She is Mia (Amanda Peet), a formidable beauty who can be as sexually casual as any man she meets. The three men attempt to work out a solution for their problem. Meanwhile, the pathetic fourth member of their gang, married and overweight Eric (Judah Domke), becomes their romantic advisor.
Obviously influenced by the vulgar-chic style of movies that began with THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, Cohen's tale spares no one and leaves no bodily secretion unrevealed as it takes a humorous look at dating in the big city and the casualties that are often its result. Using New York locations to good effect, director Cohen achieves a look that is as raw as the humor on display.

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While not the adult-interest title that its moniker might suggest, Whippedis still a near-the-knuckle, extremely bawdy comedy of grown-up pursuits. Set in New York, it takes a less than flattering look at the games played by the single men and women of the city, in particular three young males--Brad, Jonathon and Zeke. Their lives centre around "scamming" women and meeting up once a week to brag about their exploits, that is until they all come across the woman of their dreams. Coincidentally, this happens at the same time. Less than coincidentally, it happens to be the same woman, Mia (Amanda Peet).

The machinations that follow their discovery of this strange turn of events form the bulk of the storyline, as each attempts to stab his friend in the back in order to win Mia's affections. The film fails, however, because its portrayal of the three desperate men is so uncanny that it's impossible to establish even the slightest empathy towards them. Consequently Whippeddegenerates into a succession of base sexual jokes and charmless attempts at emotion before finally running out of steam after 90 minutes. Its denouement is doubtless intended to be seen as a pro-feminist statement, but merely indicates that women can be just as shallow and unpleasant as men. In the hands of an independent European filmmaker, Whippedcould have been a comedy of style and panache but, as it is, the movie is a joyless experience.

On the DVD:Whippedon DVD has good, yet unremarkable, sound and picture quality. There are no extras aside from a trailer, which gives a fair indication of the less-than-stunning experience ahead. --Phil Udell

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1999
Release Date:	May 6, 2002
Runtime:	79 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P 9019 D V D
Keywords:	Comedy, Off, General, Wide, Screen, Schedule, Whipped
Genre:	Comedy