These Girls is just a completely average film in every way. The cast tries their best but the script is sub-par and sleazy and really carries no real weight. It doesn't try to play to any particular demographic, certainly not teens or shouldn't be and anyone older than thirty and you might feel a little dirty watching this film about 16 and 17 year old girls seducing and more or less raping a 30+ year old man, who is married and whose baby is quite often in the next room or with him. Even though the three actresses portraying teenagers are well into their twenties it doesn't make the film any less sexually deviant or disturbing. There is just something wrong about the whole thing. Based on a French Canadian play the film is just a mish-mash of weirdness but I suppose with some decent performance by the lead cast.David Boreanaz, I admit I'm a fan, loved him through Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Angel and I am now an avid watcher of Bones and he is good in the lead role as sleazy serial cheater Keith Clark. I don't think this film will do a thing for his career but his role is good and he does a decent job. I don't know how he got tied up with this one though?? Relatively experienced Canadian actress Caroline Dhavernas, plays the lead girl and narrator Keira St-George. She does come across as the most intelligent and the leader of the group but their actions make them all sleazy no matter what they do outside of that. Out of the three girls she did the best job as little as that might be saying. Relative newcomer Holly Lewis plays the youngest, most inexperienced of the group. She is religiously obsessive but feels the need to experience sex once before going away to 7th Day Adventist school. I found her annoying and her portrayal as such a young school girl really disturbing and the sex scene she shares with Boreanaz was just borderline wrong and disgusting. Amanda Walsh, former Much Music VJ plays Glory Lorraine, and I think possibly gave the best performance. Her character Glory was truly infatuation with Keith and believed she loved him and gets screwed over by him and her friends. Her portrayal as being so much younger came across as kind of weird at times too but she was still better than most in the film.Certainly I would not describe These Girls as a "chick flick" because the film is completely and utterly demeaning to women. But in all fairness it's kind of completely and utterly demeaning to men too. The film can only be best described as a sleaze-fest with no real outcome although they try to make it seem like Keith Clark gets what's coming to him but he doesn't. I even saw a review that compared this to the recent film "John Tucker Must Die" and although These Girls might try to follow that formula it certainly never comes across as that. Definitely pass this one over unless you're a huge fan of one of the main characters. You'll be disappointed. Despite a slightly watchable and a graciously short time span it's really not worth seeing. 5/10

I had the honor this evening to see a screening of the movie "These Girls" at the Philadelphia Film Festival. Going into the movie, I knew very little about it and just took a chance on it because the film's plot sounded interesting. So as I entered the theater just hours ago I wondered what the final verdict would be thumbs up or thumbs down."These Girls" is the story about three best friends from a small town. Keira (Caroline Dhavernas) is the ringleader who basically doesn't know what to do with her life after High School but her father keeps pushing her to go to college which is something she doesn't want to do. Lisa (Holly Lewis) will be going away to a Christian school after the summer. And finally, Glory (Amanda Walsh) who plans on spending her summer babysitting. But this summer is going to be a special one as they all blackmail Keith Clark (David Boreanaz) the sexy older hunk who they baby-sit for. Fun times and a lot of laughs ensue… I normally don't like movies like "These Girls" but there is something about this movie that I really liked. I think the quality I liked most about it was that it seemed rather realistic. Three girls who want to explore their sexuality pick a hunky guy who lets all of them have sex with him only to be blackmailed by them later. It's a pretty funny tale about growing up, friendship and sex but even though it sounds pretty cheesy I can see majority of this film happening in real life.The subject matter here is probably a main reason why this film didn't get a mainstream release in the United States. All the girls in this film are suppose to be under 18 which if I remember correctly two of them are 17 and one is 16. Now in the USA even though underage sex occurs on a daily basis many production or finance companies won't finance a film like this because of the sexual content. This information was actually confirmed by the director himself John Hazlett at the Q&A after the film. The thing that gets me is that the sex scenes in this film aren't graphic and the nudity is minor. Not to mention that all the actresses in this film are way over 18 in real life. Go figure.What the movie does best is it provides a lot of laughs as well as very strong characters. I liked all the characters in this movie and each character seemed to have a "Now & Then" characteristic to them. The jokes were funny because they were cleverly written not because they were dirty or over the top. Everything seemed to flow together nicely both the comedy and the drama. The script was very strong.The acting was very good for the most part. I thought all the three girls were great. Caroline Dhavernas who also starred in one of the most underrated television series of all time "Wonderfalls" was just terrific; as well as Holly Lewis and Amanda Walsh who both did a fine job as well. David Boreanaz did a good job and he looked like he was having fun while shooting most of the scenes. The guy played a pot head so it was funny seeing him play that role.I had the pleasure of meeting John Hazlett tonight who seemed like a very nice guy and was very appreciative of the comments made about the film. I am shocked that this movie didn't go anywhere. I think with a little marketing behind it, it could have taken off. Sadly it's going to be one of these direct to DVD films which so few will ever have the pleasure to see. I think with what little budget Mr. Hazlett had to work with, the film turned out well and I think he did a fine job directing this little gem.For someone who typically hates teen sex comedies I can honestly say I really enjoyed this film. The character development and witty script allowed me to sit there for an hour and a half and be amused. This is a fine comedy because it has heart and spunk to it. I know I will be sure to buy this film when it comes on DVD on May 16, 2006. If you're a fan of coming of age stories, teen sex comedies, or romantic comedies be sure to check this film out because it's one of the funniest films of its kind to be released in years.MovieManMenzel's final rating for "These Girls" is an 8/10.

I had the Pleasure of attending the Toronto international Film Festival and the extended pleasure of watching the World premier of "These Girls". I must say I am thoroughly impressed at the work of the team and ecstatic at the fact that this movie made history as the first New Brunswick film in TIFF history.John Hazlett's directing technique and Alex Vendler's Cinematography made for excellent artsy eye candy. The film had a pleasing flow with nearly flawless editing and the talent were a most entertaining team.David Boreanaz's work never surprises or excites me, however, his performance in this comedic role has given me a new outlook on his work... I quite liked this bumbling burnt-out character. The three girls pulled their own as well and presented terrific chemistry with each other and Boreanaz. Also, it is to my understanding that most other roles besides the four were played by local talent who were by all means wonderfully talented."These Girls" will do well as a result of Boreanaz's fan base and the success of the whole team to make a VERY entertaining film.

I had the pleasure of watching this two chairs down from (one of?) the Executive Producer at the Atlantic Film Festival, Which was interesting because he laughed at very different times than the rest of us.Filmed in Atlantic Canada, the movie is about three teen-aged girls who in one of their last summers of their youth, devote a large deal of energy to sleeping with a married 30-year old man, despite much protestation.It's definitely worth a watch, but the humour was geared a completely different demographic than the one I inhabit (Male 18-25), so I was shaking my head at the character's antics rather than laughing. Inspite of this, the story is strong enough to hold up for itself make it entertaining, without so much laughing.