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The perverts have invaded the neighborhood and we're not going to take it anymore! Gays and lesbians are everywhere as well as all kinds of disgusting lewd behavior. Well, what are the righteous citizens to do? Organize and try to get rid of them, but they're outnumbered!

Thus seems to be the premise for this hysterical John Waters picture. The promise for an irreverent take on pornography in suburbia dissolves as soon as it starts. Mr. Waters shows a milder side to himself, as it's been the case in his latest movies. But with that said, even a minor Waters is a hilarious one. Sure, the jokes get a bit stale, but the film has so many funny situations that anyone with an open mind will appreciate this kind of humor.

Tracey Ullman blends the perfect amount of seriousness and insanity playing her Sylvia Stickles, the woman who comes alive as she is hit in the head! Her scene at the nursing home playing the Hokey Pokey will become a classic Waters moment. Chris Isaak, Selma Blair, Suzanne Shepherd and Johnny Knoxville are also good.

Tracey Ullman does some priceless double-takes in this John Waters comedy, playing uptight wife and mother in a Baltimore suburb who gets a rap on the noggin and becomes a sex addict. A shabby-looking enterprise with scrappy editing, this would seem amateurish even for a first-time director, but Waters certainly doesn't seem to mind. As a filmmaker, he is gleefully puckish, with a heightened sense of the ridiculous, and as usual he gets his cast to ride right along on his coattails. Selma Blair is Ullman's daughter, who has "mutilated her mammaries"; Chris Isaak is Tracey's husband who also gets a knock on the head and dreams of musclemen posing; Johnny Knoxville is a sex guru/auto mechanic; Suzanne Shepherd is Ullman's mother, Big Ethel, who runs the Park and Pay. Relatively short film isn't compact (the final reel is just a lot of hamming and running around) but the first-half has some laugh-out-loud moments and the whole picture benefits from Ullman's work--she's a stitch. **1/2 from ****

John Waters' satirical 2004 release "A Dirty Shame" was the controversial film that attained an NC-17, and basically was unable to be edited for an R-rating. Waters' film is very disgusting at times, sometimes even vile in its matter-of-fact portrayal of various sexual fetishes (some of which are admittedly fun-looking, while others are just plain foul and hilarious), which to be honest is expected of his films. And oddly, the characters are all well-played and likable. This is a film I have trouble rating. It isn't his best film, but it is ultimately enjoyable, despite some serious flaws.

Tracy Ullman stars as Sylvia, a "neuter" (someone who is repressed sexually) in a small town that is obvious very repressed and uptight. However, within the community exists a growing group of people who have experienced a sexual awakening (mainly due to head injuries), and are very open with their fantasies. When Sylvia experiences a head injury and is awakened, she meets with "sex saint" Ray-Ray (Johnny Knoxville) who introduces her to the world of open sexual fetishes, as he and his followers search for the ultimate fetish.

The film is very much a sexual cartoon, and often is full of exaggerated ideas, dialog and imagery. Waters employs all sorts of tactics (everything from gags, on-screen subtitles, suggestive set dressing, etc.) to illustrate a town that is repressed while still being exposed to sexuality, and the characters are all very interesting. I didn't even mention Selma Blair as Ullman's daughter- a woman who has enormous implants that are practically bigger than the rest of her body.

The film is also quite funny (particularly a scene that will make you look at the "Hokey-Pokey" in a whole new way), with some great gags and hilarious dialog, as well as trademark over-the-top jokes. A lot of "queasy" laughs are also brought in by the descriptions of various fetishes (many of which are real) and occasionally by seeing them played out by our "awakened" characters. Although this is one of the problems- the film does go overboard at times, and a lot of the gags don't quite fit in, and interrupt the flow.

In addition, it isn't made particularly well- certain effects give themselves away, the plot does get sloppy, and after a while, the content will weigh on your patience. You will wish that more "plot" would happen.

That being said, there is still a lot of fun to be had, just don't expect this to be Waters' masterpiece. I give it a slightly above average 6 out of 10.

Waters does a great job at expressing how absurd our government and social efforts to repress sex have become. In a zombie type world where the zombies are the "crazy" people who actually enjoy sex and the "normal" people are the prudes who think all sex is dirty, Waters offers his typically absurd social commentary. I loved it and laughed at times more than I have in months. If you are a prude, conservative, or don't get satire, do yourself and other movie fans a favor and stay home. No in fact, go support the film so Waters can make more of the same. DISCLAIMER: Disregard the above if you don't want the opinion of an open minded, non bible beater.

Here comes "A Dirty Shame", John Waters' last hooliganism. It must be said: Waters is more a product of a specific time than a good cinema director. He was in the right place at the right moment to scandalize the so puritan American society of the 70's with movies such as "Pink Flmingos" or "Female Trouble" (most of them played by the unclassifiable Divine and a huge cast of freaks and outsiders). Disrespect, ugliness, a look worthy of the "do it yourself" punk slogan... A few movies that, in their own context, were so valuable, they broke taboos, they spit in the face of that society because the future was coming.

Well, now the future has come, and Waters left behind the amateur ways in order to make some brilliant pieces ("Cry Baby", "Serial Mom") that were more in the Hollywood style, much more according to the mainstream ways. With "A Dirty Shame" John seems to want to go back to his origins, to scandalize deep America's rednecks, the friends of the Rifle Association, the Mormons... In order to achieve that he's written a rather coarse story about an epidemic of sex-addiction somewhere in middle America, sort of a spicy version of the "Invasion of the Body snatchers". Rough humor, and a few laughing.

Main attractions? Well, we got the MTV-boy Johnny Knoxville and Tracey Ullman that were born to make comedies, and the exquisite taste of Mr. Waters for the music: "S Dirty Shame" has a soundtrack full of fantastic 50's music. In short: maybe with some wallpaper, a camera on the shoulder, and going 30 years back in time this product would make any sense. But we're in 2005, and the man who shot Divine eating canine feces has just made his worst film ever. Let's see if the next time John Waters does it better (I really hope so).

*My rate: 2.5/10

I picked this one up from the new releases section of the local DVD rental joint as a bit of a laugh, thanks in large part (excuse the pun) to the hideously large fake breasts that Selma Blair was wearing on the front cover. Johnny Knoxville is also usually a safe bet that you'll get some hilarity. If there was a plot behind the film, it wasn't very clear, however there was plenty of sexual innuendo, straight out sex jokes and plenty of twisted, retarded stuff to get anyone with a decent sense of humour laughing; even if it is because you can't believe they bothered. Some of the acting from the support cast is as you'd expect from a straight to DVD (AUST) movie, but the toilet humour is enough to see it through.

I can't say I've seen many of John Waters' films, but I've seen enough to get an idea of what he's about; and A Dirty Shame would appear to be a typical John Waters film. All of the jokes in the film come from sexual perversions, and it's not hard to see why a number of people don't like it - as if you thought Serial Mom was a difficult film to get along with, wait until you see this one! To be honest, I'm not completely sure of whether I liked it or not; on the one hand, I respect the director for daring to go further than many directors would dare...but on the other hand, it's amazingly silly and the central ideas behind the plot don't hold much weight. There are some really good one-liners in the film, however, and the surreal nature of the way the plot plays out is a delight. The story follows a prudish housewife named Silvia who hates sex, and the fact that her daughter is a sex symbol named 'Ursula Udders'. However, after hitting her head one day; she comes into contact with a man named Ray Ray, a 'sexual healer', and it's not long before she discovers that she is, in fact, a sex-addict.

I'm sure that the main reason why John Waters has so many fans is because of his willingness to take risks. This film is full of risks; some of which work. The cast list isn't typical, with popular American comedienne Tracey Ullman taking the lead role and performing well in the more lurid scenes. Selma Blair stars alongside an enormous pair of fake breasts, while there are support roles for the likes of Chris Isaak and Suzanna Shepherd. The biggest risk where the cast is concerned is undoubtedly Jackass' Johnny Knoxville, who is a lot better than you would think. Waters has seen fit to have a lot of scenes play out to music, and this works well some of the time. The way that certain words (such as 'Whore') pan out across the screen is good, but personally I didn't like the use of CGI. The film gets off to a really good start, and I laughed more in the first half hour than in any film I've seen recently; but it takes a bit of a downturn in the middle, and never fully recovers. The film is good because you never really know where Waters is going with it, and the full on orgy of the last twenty minutes is bound to divide audiences. Overall, this film is in extreme bad taste; but it's also a great laugh. However, if you haven't liked whatever Waters' films you've seen so far - I wouldn't recommend seeing this one.

"A Dirty Shame" is a John Waters film about a prudish, uptight mid-western woman who, after having concussion in a motor vehicle accident, becomes a raving sex addict.

Although I'm a bit of a John Waters fan - "A Dirty Shame" was a pretty big shame and a disappointment.

I guess society and comedy has moved on a bit from drag queens eating doggie-do (see Pink Flamingos). Shows and films like South Park, Wonder Showzen and Team America seem to push the envelope in terms of bad taste comedy. "A Dirty Shame" just seems to fall a little short of that "pushing the envelope in bad taste" name.

Most of the sexual discussion feels not quite as raunchy as "Sex in the City" or even "Jerry Springer"!! Most things about this movie feels a little on the amateurish side - the acting, the cinematography, the script... However - one plus was the Selma Blair character - although it sort of felt it was a little underused.

Overall - A Dirty Shame was a big disappointment. John Waters appears not to be pushing that "bad taste" envelope anymore. Perhaps he needs to return to more kitsch mainstream territory (a la Hairspray).

A review of this movie has to know it's source. It's John Waters! That should put your expectations in order. This movie pits the people who have a head trauma (sex addicts) against the people that didn't (Neuters). The sex addicts are are out to enjoy their sexual selves and the neuters are out to stop them. The movie can draw parallels to drinkers vs non drinkers, Pro-life vs pro-Choice, straight vs gay or any other difference in the way people lead their lives. Only this movie pokes fun at both sides. I laughed out loud a lot which is why I gave it a 7.0. It's all in bad taste and the acting is sub par, but it's all in good fun. Seeing Tracy Ullman do the "Hokey Pokey" and pick up that bottle was a hoot!

Having not seen many John waters films I certainly can't call myself an avid follower of his movies. One thing I can say is that having seen this one I won't be rushing to see any of his other films. A dirty shame tried to be funny and I got the feeling it was trying to make a point on peoples views on sex but I just didn't find it funny. I wasn't particularly offended by anything in the film although I can imagine some people would be. I'm sure there will be many John waters fans who will love this movie and think it's hilarious. I will just remember to avoid ever watching this very trashy unfunny film again. If John waters was aiming to be trashy he got it spot on. If he was intending it to be funny he missed the target completely.

For fans of John Waters' films, "A DIRTY SHAME" will be a dream come true.

I saw this at the Provincetown premiere last night where John Waters was there in person giving a Q&A after the film had finished.

Tracy Ullman plays a sexually conservative and uptight suburban housewife who works with her husband (Chris Isaak) at his mother's convenience store. Their daughter (Selma Blair) has huge mummies (and I emphasize "HUGE") who works at a strip joint but has been sentenced to house arrest after being indicted on several accounts of "public indecent exposure".

Her husband's mother, Big Ethel (Suzanne Shepherd) is against all kinds of sexual perversions and is consistently disgusted by the shameless vulgar acts of sex committed by the residents of her community. Those who are against these acts are labeled "neuters", and once and for all, Big Ethel decides to lead an uprising against all of the deviants in her community, with a little help from Marge (Mink Stole) who noticed the "shaved" crotch of a pervert whom she caught masturbating on the public bus!

Soon enough, Ullman is sexually liberated by Ray-Ray (Johnny Knoxville) after her car breaks down and she is struck against the head by a tool in the back of his tow truck. Her concussion causes her to discover her "inner whore" and she begins a new mission to sexually liberate those around her, by using none other than her vagina!

Many of John Waters' fans will recognize many actors he has used in his past films. Patricia Hearst ("SERIAL MOM", "PECKER", "CECIL B DEMENTED" as a recovering "sex addict" in a 12-step program, Jean Schertler ("PECKER") as a disgusted bus commuter and Jean Hill ("DESPERATE LIVING") as an angry wife who fends off Ullman's sexual advances towards her equally horny husband with a rolling pin in hand!

"A DIRTY SHAME" is funnier than "PECKER" and the abysmal "CECIL B DEMENTED" and finally gives Mink Stole a role that offers more than just a "walk on". Unfortunately, John Waters has alienated himself from the mainstream audience (which is a good thing AND a bad thing) yet again. I feel that the only people who will admire and appreciate this film are either exclusive John Waters fans or gay men!

Some interesting points that John Waters raised during the Q&A session was how he fought the MPAA for an "R" rating but lost in a 7-4 vote. He also seemed to be mystified by the "NC-17" rating and tried to defend it by saying that most of the nudity was in the context of "comedy" and not "porn", but I would say after seeing this movie that that is hardly the issue! There is a very STRONG theme of sex, especially where it concerns the more "alternative" side such as "defecating", "felching" and "public ejaculation"! Not that there's anything wrong with it!

Many of the things that are said are very sexually laden, like when Ullman declares, "Now that's what I call sneezing in the cabbage!" or, "My pu**y's on fire!".

He also mentioned that the community he filmed "A DIRTY SHAME" in was very friendly and that they all posed next to the trees with prosthetic vaginas and sphincters with their families for photos!

He said that Jean Hill was very ill during her small cameo in this film and that in her scene, there were three men behind her propping her up and that there was an oxygen tank and mask just off-screen.

Sitting in the screening right next to me was Max Mueller who played baby Noodles in "PINK FLAMINGOS".

This film has everything. From gay bears and horny squirrels, to food fetish and "upper deck" floaters (watch the movie to find out what this means), to a less-than-embarrassing cameo appearance by David Hasselhoff that involves him and an airplane toilet!

Everyone applauded when the film ended. It was John Waters' return to disgusting trash, and we all loved it! Unfortunately, I don't think ANYONE outside of the above-mentioned demographic would want to touch this film with a 10-yard pole, and that is what I meant in reference to where I think that the alienation of the mainstream audience was a bad thing. I think everyone should see this!

You'll either laugh heartily at "A Dirty Shame" or feel unclean - unclean, perhaps, in the biblical sense. Director John Waters takes us to a working class neighborhood in Baltimore where Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) and her husband Vaughn (Chris Isaak) keep their libidinous stripper daughter, Caprice (Selma Blair), under literal house arrest, apparently under court order. The always marvelous Ms. Blair sports enhanced breasts whose size isn't given but, conservatively, I'd say they're about 60 DDDDDDDD. (Amusingly, Ms. Blair's actual mammary appendages, as observed in a nude scene from an Indie film a few years ago, are of the type that one former girlfriend described, sadly, as "my bee stings.")

Gays and lesbians are moving into the neighborhood to the disgust of Caprice's convenience store-owning grandma, Big Ethel (Suzanne Shepherd). She wants to organize the community to fight depravity through civic action and she seeks, "Neuters," folks who aren't sex crazy - in fact, she wants the most frigid types possible.

The story takes a bizarre twist when Sylvia is hit on the head and her mild concussion turns her instantly into a nymphomaniac. She's both helped and serviced by Ray-Ray (Johnny Knoxville) who turns out to be the Big Guru of a platoon of concussed sex fetishists (every taste is represented, many of which are truly tasteless).

The story becomes increasingly frenetic, anarchic and bizarre as the concussed ones do their thing in public. There's a very funny take on 12-Step programs and the meeting of sufferers introduces another sexaholic, Paige, played by occasional actress Patricia Hearst who made her screen debut thirty years ago in a grainy bank security film.

There's no way to Take "A Dirty Shame" seriously. It's one sex spoof after the other. The scenes are manic with some good special effects. Ullman and Shepherd are particularly good in their over-the-top roles. But everyone in this movie is flying.

In case you're wondering, both medical literature and law cases do describe near instant nymphomania and satyriasis from head blows. But I don't think Waters was thinking about that when he put this romping raunch flick together.

7/10 and definitely not an Oscar contender for 2005.

Depressed puritanical housewife Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) with a nice but horny husband (Chris Isaak) and a HUGE breasted kid (Selma Blair) is hit on the head one day. It immediately turns her into a raving sex addict and she finds there's a whole group of people like her led by Ray Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville).

First off I should mention I saw the 84 minute R rated cut and not the 89 minute NC-17 one. Some of the cuts were obvious as were the voice overdubs but I don't think it changed the movie a lot. What I saw was a typically strange John Waters film with plenty of good moments but it didn't totally work. The main problem is the script is all over the place! The first half of the movie is coherent but the film totally derails during the second half. Complications come on fast and furious and it all ends up not making a lot of sense. The movie is chockful of dialogue discussing frank sexual acts and some incredibly unsubtle imagery. Some of it works but, more often than not, it just doesn't hit its mark. A cameo by David Hasselhoff particularly makes no sense and isn't funny at all. Also the pacing here is atrocious--but that's not uncommon in a Water film. Acting really helps this one. Ullman is fearless here considering some of her very sexually explicit lines and costumes. Blair deserves a lot of credit for wearing these HUGE breasts and making the character sympathetic and believable. Isaak is given little to do but he's good. Best of all is Knoxville who has a real difficult role to play--and pulls it off. So, it has its moments but not enough of them. I can only give this a 5.

I rented and watched the R-rated version of John Waters' "A Dirty Shame" today (the NC-17 version wasn't carried at the rental store), and ended up feeling let down and ripped-off. A lot of the language was censored/dubbed (!?! In a John Waters film!?!) to make an R-rated version that looked more like a G version; I think it could be shown on TV as is! The R version is called the "Neuter Version", and Waters authorized this watered-down film. Why? Starring Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, and Mink Stole, and with this description on the rental box from Blockuster: "When a head injury awakens Sylvia Stickles' long-dormant sexual urges, the entire town gets caught up in the conflict between decency and depravity", and knowing it's a John Waters film, I figured it would be great! Wrong. It wasn't even funny, except for a few of Ullman's and Blair's moments, and the censoring and dubbing of even the blandest nudity and profanity was completely distracting and annoying. I felt as if I were watching a regular edited-for-TV movie! I hope the NC-17 rated version is better, but I guess the video store won't be carrying it. And since I've been hoodwinked by this ridiculous rental version, I don't plan to go to the trouble and expense to see the NC-17 version. And this disappointing film just makes me want to pull out our copy of 1994's "Serial Mom" and watch over and over the scene with Kathleen Turner letting loose with her hilarious phone call.

The only reason this film deserves even one star is because of Tracey Ullman's great no-holds-barred performance, particularly in the scene in which she does the Hokey Pokey in an old folks' home.

The film's title says it all... what a shame. Ignoring John's Divine period (ALL excellent), he's still made some wickedly funny films. I still reckon Serial Mom is his best modern film, Cry Baby was great fun and even Pecker was a good laugh ("full o' grace!" excellent).

I remember going to see Cecil B. DeMented at the cinema... What the hell happened? Apart from the excellent scene in the cinema it was just terrible. That Waters magic was (momentarily) gone. His first bad film. I was so disappointed. No charm whatsoever...

Every great director makes a crappy film now and again, so when I heard that Waters was back with a new offensive epic, I hoped he was back to form.

Watching this was just sad. As the end credits rolled up I felt just as I did with Cecil B. DeMented. Some of the gags ("Dad, he's licking our tires!" and the guy fingering a packet of minced beef for example) were pure Waters. Problem was, none of the characters were endearing or likable as we're used to seeing in his films. Now I come to think of it, that was the main problem with Cecil B. DeMented too. Plus the "Let's go sexing" tag line was way overused. C'mon John, you can do miles better than this! The film gets a couple of points given for highlighting the way gay Bear men get extremely boring with the constant "Grrrrr" and "Wooof" crap (think of something else guys, in real life it is as tedious as it is in the film and just makes you an unoriginal clone... and I'm a chaser so I appreciate what you got!) and another for explaining Roman Showers in a movie, but otherwise? If you liked Cecil B. DeMented you might like this, if you found that film John Water's on a bad day, here's another... Perhaps third time lucky, fingers crossed. Will probably still get it on DVD though, simply 'cos John Waters does the best commentary tracks of anyone... ALWAYS a good laugh.

By the way, check out John's books, they're hilarious!

Prior to seeing this movie, my answer to the question "What is the worst movie you have ever seen?" would be Teen Wolf Too. However, I can now honestly say that A Dirty Shame is now the worst movie I have ever seen in my life.

I wish I could get those 88 miserable minutes of my life back. Every time I heard the tag line "Let's so sexin!", I cringed. What would make talented actors such as Selma Blair and Chris Isaac want to participate in such a joke of a movie. I rented this movie because I saw it advertised in Maxim, and thought it looked funny. I've never been more wrong about anything in my life.

In the suburb of Hartford Road, the middle-age Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) is a sexually repressed woman that hates sex. She refuses to have sex with her husband Vaughn Stickles (Chris Isaak) and locks her daughter with huge breasts and night-club dancer Caprice Stickles (Selma Blair) in her room, since she is in probation for moral attempt. Sylvia together with her mother Big Ethel (Suzanne Shepherd) lead a group that self-entitles neuter and promotes a decency rally. Sylvia accidentally hits her head on the floor, changes her sexual behavior and follows the sex addicted and sexual healer Ray Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville), becoming his twelfth apostle of sex in a journey of pleasure and orgasm.

"A Dirty Shame" is another anarchic and outrageously silly, weird and funny trash movie of John Waters. The non-sense story has many hilarious moments, supported by a great cast with the comedians Tracey Ullman and Johnny Knoxville and a surprisingly comical Selma Blair with her huge mammary glands. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Clube dos Pervertidos" ("Club of the Perverts")

Oh dear. ADS is just not that funny. And it could easily be... and I shudder to know what the budget was given the CGI content vs the $130,000 cinema gross (which may have come from only being screened in Baltimore)...... As with CECIL BE DEMENTED here is a hilarious idea that just becomes ragged and frantic in order to justify the production..... I am sure any of the leading cast earned more than the entire cinema gross in just one pay packet. This might have been funny in 1979 but in the era of JACKASS and American PIE #5 or mainstream porncomedies in cinemas ADS needs to be actually funny instead of well known stars being rude. I love CRYBABY and HAIRSPRAY because they are kind in their exposure of the unloved winning, whereas ADS is just a waste of stars saying "vagina". What a ghastly silly waste of your time. If John Waters wants to still be subversive in 2007 why not make an ironic Gen X comedy film called 'A CLOCKWORK CHUCKY"... or FERRIS BUELLER'S UNEMPLOYED ......think about it.... hmmmmm?

I just can't believe i went to see such a piece of crap!

It has a lame script, extreme bad acting, and no purpose. I just hope that i never make the mistake to see this movie again and i urge anyone never to see this crap of a movie! I can't believe that Johnny Knoxville accepted to do such a bad movie, after doing "walking Tall"...

Such a crap of a movie shouldn't be released to cinemas, this shouldn't even be released to rentals.. the guy who wrote it should be banned from writing.. That's how BAD this movie is! Plz don't waste your time, you'd better go and see a movie that you've already seen, than see this wanna-be movie.

Definitely one of the worse movies ever! believe me, this ain't worth seeing, you'd better watch TV. rating: 1-10

Beautiful dry humor ..

Typical Tracey with her typical over the top sexual innuendos .. 🤘

"A Dirty Shame" is a very authorial film, dressed as canned American , controversial director John Waters' film seeks visual shock to the unsuspecting and a bold script with cartoon characters and great direction.

The script that tells the story of a city of people perverting themselves through an experience provided by a sex guru may sound silly, and it is, but the movie is rife with criticism of puritanical, sexually closed people, and believe me, this John is the lightest movie in these reviews, the director takes the poison and applies humor, with various visual effects - of dubious qualities - and visual and physical exaggerations of his characters, is a critique that ends up funny and light, the movie has a good dose of humor and very good acting - incredible as it may seem - In addition, the direction of the film, despite the low budget is great, the director knows how to use his camera, combined with a wonderful track that suits every moment, From the funniest to the boldest, the movie sins for its pace.

The movie is not for everyone, even American boob worshipers can get scared, here we go to another level, after all, we are talking about the director of "Pink Flamingos", famous for his cinematic transgression and critic of conservatism and good morals, "A Dirty Shame" is far from being one of the best in his cinematography, but it is still an interesting, funny, fun and with things to say, especially given his final scene "the new orgamo" the headbang that literally takes away. "hardheaded" Puritans, are various allegories, some even silly, but nonetheless interesting as a whole. Note 7/10

I just watched this movie last night with my girlfriend, hoping to find a quirky and eccentric movie about sexual humor that we both might enjoy. I couldn't have been more wrong.

As soon as the credits began to roll I turned to my girlfriend and said word for word, "This is the WORST movie I have ever seen in my entire life." I felt so ashamed of myself because I was the one that picked it out at the video store thinking that it would better than the other choice of Without A Paddle. If I had one chance to use a time machine and back in time to change something, this would be it. I would go back, put A Dirty Shame back on the shelf and grab another movie, ANY movie, but this one.

The plot is absolutely horrendous, the acting is absolutely appalling, and the ending/message of the movie is absolutely ridiculous. I honestly don't see how others can review this movie with 10 stars unless they were severely hit in the head with a bowling ball.

PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOOD COMEDY, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!!!