Getting Played

The plot of Getting Played is about three women betting each other that they can be the one to rope into stranger into bed with her on the first date. The leading ladies are played by Vivica A. Fox ( Kill Bill Vol I ), Stacey Dash, and Carmen Electra. The leading man is played by Stacey Dash. Just for fairness and full disclosure my brother once wanted to name a band that we were forming the Carmen Electra Blues Boogie Band. The band was never actually formed so the legality of that particular name never became a big issue. This film was written and directed by David Silberg. David also served as one of the producers, as did Vivica Fox who stars in the movie. The DVD is a no frills kind of DVD though it does have a commentary by Silberg. This is Mr. Silberg's first directing gig (as far as I could find out), and it shows.

The plot does have a minor mirror subplot that involves the flip side of the coin, where another guy (Dorian Gregory) is sleeping with more than one of the three girls without them knowing it. So while they are playing one guy, they are also getting played (in more ways than one). This particular subplot doesn't resonate in the way that Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt subplot does. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't find a variation of the basic plot on one of Gilligan's Island 's episode. This is not an original plot by any stretch of the imagination. This movie is a sexual farce that you would expect to see in a tired dinner theater. There was exactly one line that made me laugh out loud, and I bet you can spot the particular line if you cared to search for it (and I bet the particular line was not in the original script). The dialogue is very tiresome and not particularly original in any way. The basic plot does have a few twists, but nothing you could not see a million miles away. If you had to sit down and make a movie I am not sure why you would make this one. It is a light comedy with the emphasis on light. This would be okay if the film was funny and in fairness most of the good spots comes from the acting of the leading ladies, not the script. The commentary provided in the DVD would only be of interest to people directly involved in the project or if you have any interest in where the locations specifically are. Stacey Dash steals this movie out from under everyone else, in my opinion. Also the cinematography is by Francis Kenny who has a list of comedies he was involved with: Scary Movie , Wayne 's World 2 , Coneheads and A Night at the Roxbury . The cinematography is in not flashy but it serves this particular movie very well. There is also a small part by Mindy Sterling of Austin Powers fame. Also Kathy Najimy, who plays a psychiatrist, was a nice addition to the cast. The movie is rated PG-13 and is probably not suited for smaller children.