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Evil Woman (2002)
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Designed as a cheap cash-in on the success of the "American Pie" franchise, "Evil Woman" stars Jason Biggs as Darren, an innocent romantic who's sucked into a humiliating relationship with Amanda Peet's manipulative psychiatrist.

Treating him mean (ie denying him sex and banning him from masturbating) obviously keeps the poor sap keen, since he dumps his best friends (Jack Black and Steve Zahn), quits their Neil Diamond tribute band, and proposes to her. Desperate to save their buddy, the guys kidnap the "evil woman", fake her death, and try to set Darren up with his long-lost high school sweetheart.

Forget the lame gags, how could anyone think that such a misogynist movie was worth committing to celluloid? Not only does the film's message - all strong, independent women are bitches - suggest that scriptwriters Hank Nelken and Greg DePaul are about as emotionally developed as a pair of pre-prepubescent boys, but director Dugan tries his best to make the end result even more offensive by throwing in gratuitous cleavage shots, hookers, and red light districts simply for the sake of it.

The movie is best summed up in the scene where the guys try to find a suitably evil comparison for their hated enemy: "She's Freddy Kreuger... no, Damien... Vader... no, the Emperor... just with really great tits."

Twelve-year-old boys might not know any better, but the adults responsible for this drivel should be ashamed of themselves. Why did the talented Biggs, Black, and Zahn think this was a good choice? And at what point did Neil Diamond think this was the right movie to make his screen comeback?

End Credits

Director: Dennis Dugan

Writer: Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul

Stars: Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Neil Diamond, Amanda Detmer

Genre: Comedy

Length: 96 minutes

Cinema: 11 January 2002

Country: USA

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