Full Frontal Reviews

This is the worst film I have ever seen - serves me right for ignoring the other reviews! A tedious mix of documentary style filming and film within a film with confusing characters and just . . . truly, truly awful. Not even good actors could save this rubbish. Hollywood at its worst - save yourself from getting bored and rent something else.

Stopped watching it after 10 mins, then went back and read the reviews for the first time. Ah ha! I should have read them before we rented it!

So bad, I just don't have the words.

Video your genitals, it would be more fun to watch.

David Soderbergh fans BEWARE!!!! This is no "Traffic" or "Ocean's Eleven" - it ain't even an "Erin Brokovich". This unfortunately is one of those films that good directors seem to find the need to make. They call it experimental, I call it "what were you thinking!?"!!! If you go by the cast, the cool current Hollywood bunch - friends and compadres of Dave, then you could expect something good. It ain't! Don't ask me what it's about! I ain't got the slightest clue! Rent the above mentioned films if you want some great Soderbergh experience. Rent "Full Frontal" if you wanna watch a homemovie a la Soderbergh!

The world's worst movie ever?

Most of the film takes place in one day and consists of a series of disjointed phrases in various people's lives, some of whom are in serious need of psychiatric help. There is little or no interaction between most of the characters. What is the point of a profile shot of a lady driving home in her car if there is no context? Some way into the movie the viewer is forgiven for thinking he is mistakenly watching a compilation of out-takes. One's feeling of being taken for a ride is heightened by a small minority of scenes with gratuitous extremely foul language which might be acceptable in a totally different context, but not here. It is not worthy of stars like Blair Underwood and Julia Roberts.

No, no, no, no

David Soderbergh fans beware! This is no 'Traffic' or 'Ocean's Eleven' - it ain't even an 'Erin Brokovich'. This unfortunately is one of those films that good directors seem to find the need to make. They call it experimental, I call it 'what were you thinking'? If you go by the cast, the cool current Hollywood bunch - friends and compadres of Dave, then you could expect something good. It ain't! Don't ask me what it's about! I haven't got the slightest clue! Rent the above mentioned films if you want some great Soderbergh experience. Rent 'Full Frontal' if you wanna watch a homemovie a la Soderbergh! Bring on Ocean's 12.

Interesting, but not great

Shot for $2million and in 18 days Full Frontal is Steve Soderbergh getting back to basics after hitting the big time with Erin Brokovich and Traffic.

This is a series of (grainy) digitally shot sequences, some of which have no meaning to the larger picture. It is both intriguing and boring at the same time. Nothing much happens, but once in a while something funny and interesting will occur (David Duchovny's massage comes right to mind).

Keep an eye out for cameos from the likes of Terrence Stamp (aping a sequence from previous Soderbergh film The Limey), Brad Pitt (wearing the same outfit from the end of Se7en), David Fincher and Curb Your Enthusiasm regular Jeff Green as a spot on Harvey Weinstein.

Fans of interweaving and meandering stories (Magnolia, Short Cuts, etc) should get their moneys worth here. Likewise those with a passing interest in the 'business'. And, I suppose if your clutching at straws for soemthing to like it's fun seeing all the star cameo's.

Indulgent drivel from people who should know better. It is insulting to realise that if you fill a film with A list stars, people will watch the result, no matter what it is about. I feel suitably mugged. Avoid this film like a rare skin disease.

Switched it off half way through. Couldn't follow the plot, acting was stale. very shocked as Julia Roberts was in it and I love her films. I would not recommend this film to anyone.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Interesting if not fascinating

Slated by pretty much everyone, it's a a film about a film about a film, I think lol. Prententious and contrived is what's been levelled at this film and I can see why but I found this to be a very interesting film, if not great. Hired with a set of rules to adhere to, Soderbergh relies a great deal on the ability of the acting talent within the film to deliver story and dialogue from their characters with an emphasis on improvisation. With references to works from The Limey, Alien 3 and Steel Magnolias to name a few, it does go up its own booty a bit but I felt it did in an over-reaching way rather than a self-knowing way. The film focuses on the relationships between the main characters, specifically their emotional relationships but it's the film making and style itself that I enjoyed most about this. Shifting between stylised to hand held camera work I thought the film worked well like that and was there to help people to identify when it was the film within a film. A bit complex but I thought it was quite enjoyable.