When Lauren Powell's (Miller) boyfriend ends their relationship, she needs to find a new place to live. Her friend Jesse (Long) has a solution: move in with his friend Katie Steele (Graynor). Katie has a large apartment, but can't afford her rent alone. Lauren and Katie hate each other based on an incident during their freshman year of college.
Despite their hatred, they agree to live together for the summer. Katie has a series of jobs to make ends meet. One night Lauren overhears noises coming from Katie's room and worries that she is being attacked... but when she opens the door she finds Katie's secret: Katie is a phone sex operator. After Lauren loses her job, they decide to open their own phone sex line, with Katie as the operator and Lauren as the accounting side.
I first heard about this film through a movie blog I read. The author recommended it and the trailers were funny, so I decided to add it to my Netflix queue. The film is funny and risque (based on the subject matter alone). The script, which was co-written by Lauren Powell (who is married to Seth Rogen), focuses on the female friendship, but treats it like a romantic relationship. There is no romance between the female characters, but everything is framed / setup like a romantic comedy. It is an interesting film, and I enjoyed it.
For a Good Time, Call... (2012) 85 minutes
Rated: R for strong sexual content throughout, language and some drug use
Director: Jamie Travis
Starring: Lauren Anne Miller as Lauren Powell
Ari Graynor as Katie Steele
Justin Long as Jesse
Mimi Rogers as Adele Powell
Don McManus as Scott Powell
Mark Webber as Sean
Nia Vardalos as Rachel Rodman
The premise may not be anything entirely original, but this cast milks for all that its worth and brings out a whole bunch of laughs because of that. Can’t go wrong with that. Good review Sarah.
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