Zerophilia (2005)

Its a wonderful and crazy idea for a story line -- I'm almost ashamed I didn't think of this myself when I was in eighth grade biology! The movie offers a great soundtrack and the writing weaves in every possible cliché masterfully! Also, the clever references to frogs were subtly disbursed throughout. Very funny, provocative, sensitive and truly relatable. A complete success for fist time writer and director Martin Curland. I hope to see more from him.The acting can be a little amateur at times, but who cares -- they're all so damn hot! There's no bitching and whining from this cast of characters -- just a healthy dose of examples of true friendship, support and understanding that is offered during a crisis. We can all use more of that! Definitely watch this one and enjoy!

This movie is bad. Not annoying bad because I watched it till the end.Just bad.The main idea is curious - enough for a short story - but nothing more. On top of that, the plot lacks consistency - how is it that you get so many zero-lovers (?) in the same district of some far-away American village. But perhaps it is not supposed to be consistent. The acting is OK, although it is very amateurish at times. It is a bit weird how Hollywood or its offspring produces the clones of famous actors. Is it to make a low budget movie more attractive?And it's not funny. Didn't quite understand why it gets the credit for being a comedy here and even a good one! So if you are out to get a comedy that actually makes you laugh, go look for something else.

This film is an affirmative coming of age film for a teenage man with a condition that makes him change sex when he has sex.The plot is very original and innovative. I have never thought about anything remotely like that before! On the surface, it is a film about an imaginary genetic condition called zerophilia. It explores self discovery and self acceptance. Luke finds out that he in fact like guys, tries to change this but fails. Then he accepted himself as who he is, and starts a relationship with Max. This very much mirrors the sexual discovery of adolescents.This film brings a positive message about self acceptance, as highlighted in the symbolic scene of Luke given a light blue top for ladies. It's OK whoever you choose to be.The positive message is portrayed in an entertaining way. I hope this message can reach a wider audience!

Just saw the film, "Zerophila", this past Monday as a part of the 7th Annual Deep Ellum Film Festival, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Hopefully besides the festival circuit, this film will at least receive some sort of theatrical run before it hits DVD.In this fictional narrative, the main character dealing with a rare genetic condition that causes him to change gender with each erection, and the only way that this can be altered is to have sexual relations with another person with similar symptoms. There's plenty of genuinely funny scenes in this film, as well as some sensitive issues that handle without being bogged down with syrupy sentimentality.I applaud the cast and writer/director Martin Curland for this film.