If Wednesday Addams grew up, she'd be a lot like Dedee Truitt. Christina Ricci's scheming bitch in The Opposite Of Sex is a conniving little post-pubescent monster who wants everything her own way - and if that means pinching her brother's boyfriend or shooting the father of her unborn baby, that's fine by Dedee. She's a memorably rotten character in a wonderfully caustic comedy of bad manners unflinchingly written and directed by Don Roos. Ricci is brilliant and co-stars Martin Donovan, Lyle Lovett and Ivan Sergei all give fine performances. But the biggest surprise is Lisa Kudrow, ditching her irritating Phoebe persona to play an uptight spoilsport.
DVD Extras:
Director's commentary, deleted scenes, theatrical trailer, DVD trailer.The wit repays repeated viewings, and the disc itself is great value for money. The picture is enhanced for widescreen TVs, which means that, unlike video, none of the quality is lost when you enlarge the image. There's also an insightful commentary track from Roos; a host of deleted scenes (trimmed for a brisker running time but well worth a watch); and the superbly put-together original theatrical trailer. A top-notch disc of an eminently rewatchable film.
