Coming Soon (1999)
Bonnie Root, Gaby Hoffman, Tricia Vessey
Described as American Pie for girls, Coming Soon is a cute, sweet, but often bland and familiar coming-of-age sex comedy. Set in an exclusive New York prep school, where more time is spent in college admission strategies than actually going to class, it's about the quest for the elu... (read more) Described as American Pie for girls, Coming Soon is a cute, sweet, but often bland and familiar coming-of-age sex comedy. Set in an exclusive New York prep school, where more time is spent in college admission strategies than actually going to class, it's about the quest for the elusive orgasm and true love, in that order. Bonnie Root is a real find as the spunky, naive high school virgin in a hurry to catch up with her worldly best friends (haughty Gaby Hoffmann and moody Tricia Vessey). There's a bit of Clueless tossed in when Root is attracted to a shaggy new-age beatnik and garage band musician (the amiable Ryan Reynolds, looking like a young Val Kilmer), a move her status-conscious classmates find decidedly uncool. The laughs come from easy targets: Mia Farrow as Root's distracted flower child mom, Ryan O'Neal the very image of midlife crisis as her yuppie father with a new young girlfriend (Yasmin Bleeth, laying on the immaturity a little thick), and Spalding Gray the master of understatement as a feel-good career counselor. It's nice to see the sex comedy formula from a girl's perspective, and Colette Burson seems to know her milieu, but it's the girls and their adolescent confusion that make it work. --Sean Axmaker
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R, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed by:
Colette Burson
Release Date: Jun 01, 1999
DVD Release Date: Sep 12, 2000
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It wasn't that bad BUT it could've been better. I liked the idea tho because it's very true. Women are lied to about their sexuality and of course it isn't fair. I just wish it would've been a bit more serious vs. teen comedy-ish but what can ya do l... (read more) It wasn't that bad BUT it could've been better. I liked the idea tho because it's very true. Women are lied to about their sexuality and of course it isn't fair. I just wish it would've been a bit more serious vs. teen comedy-ish but what can ya do lol?
Ryan Reynolds was the only good thing to come out of this movie! He was very funny and stole all the scenes! Everything else was just blah!
A rather random film about an even more random subject.
Reynolds stole the show and even at such a young age he his showing the charm and the lov-a-bility factor that we see today.
Loved the singing too! haha
I really loved this one. Young Ryan Reynolds is just hilarious and you can see his yet to be tamed sarcastic wit starting to shine through. He may have a smaller role but he steals a lot of the show. The 3 girls are quirky in their own way and it's n... (read more) I really loved this one. Young Ryan Reynolds is just hilarious and you can see his yet to be tamed sarcastic wit starting to shine through. He may have a smaller role but he steals a lot of the show. The 3 girls are quirky in their own way and it's neat how they all fit together. I thought this movie was going to be stupid sex jokes but it actually had some good moments in it.
I watched this movie because I noticed Ryan Reynolds had a roll in it. "Coming Soon" came out in 1999 making it pre "Van Wilder", but its easy to see why Ryan Reynolds has become such a star. Even in the smaller roll he has in this movie, he manages ... (read more) I watched this movie because I noticed Ryan Reynolds had a roll in it. "Coming Soon" came out in 1999 making it pre "Van Wilder", but its easy to see why Ryan Reynolds has become such a star. Even in the smaller roll he has in this movie, he manages to be charming and get you to care about his character. This movie features a lot of prior to their hitting it big as well as some established stars in minor roles. Names such as Ashton Kutcher, Mia Farrow, Yasmine Bleeth, & Ryan O'Neal to name a few. I would describe "Coming Soon" as a bit of a Romance/coming of age comedy about sex, romance, & the female orgasim. I would recommend this to fans of Ryan Reynolds as well as any one looking for a fun if not a bit sassy movie.
For this movie to have Ryan Reynolds in it AND be this shitty is truly an amazing feat.
was VERY entertaining for me. and the only reason i watched it is cus Ryan Reynolds was just looking too good to miss out on! :D
I watched this the other night when it was on late night TV and expected it to be lame, inappropiate and pointless. However, it wasn't all that bad. Ryan Reynolds featured, pre-Amityville-hot-topless-ness... But I still liked him. Bar his headband in... (read more) I watched this the other night when it was on late night TV and expected it to be lame, inappropiate and pointless. However, it wasn't all that bad. Ryan Reynolds featured, pre-Amityville-hot-topless-ness... But I still liked him. Bar his headband in one scene. The premise was entertaining and interesting. It was all about how girls are sort of missing out when it comes to sex (especially when they're young) and how they don't even know it. There are themes of peer pressure and naivety. It's labelled as a comedy, but I didn't find it that laugh-out-loud funny. I still enjoyed it though and stayed up later than I should so I could finish watching it, which is saying something seeming as it is normally the movie I would walk past in the video library. Bonnie Root was perfect in the main role. It was enjoyable.
Not the best. The girl from Vermont was not really what i think of as a girl from Vermont. Overall it was just what ever.
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