Her Minor Thing (2005)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Charles Matthau

Writers:

Debra Meyers (story)
Jim Meyers (story)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

She's got a secret they can't keep.

Plot:

The life of a successful professional woman turns chaotic when her boyfriend accidentally reveals on TV a highly personal secret about her. |

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Estella Warren	...	Jeana
Christian Kane	...	Paul
Michael Weatherly	...	Tom
Rachel Dratch	...	Caroline
Flex Alexander	...	Marty
Kathy Griffin	...	Maggie
Ivana Milicevic	...	Zsa Zsa
Victoria Jackson	...	Norma
David Fine	...	The Seedy guy / Cab driver
Larry Milburn	...	Randy
Keary Ann Bixby	...	Wendy
Rick Kleber	...	Carl
Rachel Songer	...	Alison
Elisabeth Nunziato	...	Susan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erik Aalgaard	...	News Guy
Jay Alan	...	Dale
Bert Beatson	...	Art Gallery Owner
Crispian Belfrage	...	Dave
Betsy Berryhill	...	Travel Agent #3
Michael David Cheng	...	Eddie (as Michael Cheng)
Shane Conrad	...	Rogers
Jennifer Elizabeth Davis	...	Opinionated Woman
Michael C. Fox	...	Guy on TV
George Franco	...	Reporter #1
Jennifer Freeman	...	Woman in Music Club
Rueben Grundy	...	Cool Guy on TV
Gloria Henry	...	Mrs. Porter
Lisa Hughes	...	Cynical Woman on TV
Timothy H. James	...	Sleazy Photo Thief
Kurt Johnson	...	Man in Music Club
Kate Kennedy	...	Travel Agent
Jennifer Ann Massey	...	Reporter #2 (as Jennifer Massey)
Charles Matthau	...	Glen
Jamie Peloza	...	Desk Attendant
Ashley Rivard	...	Actress on TV
Sara Sanderson	...	Admiring Woman
Dennis Shanahan	...	TV News Anchor
Heather Simpson	...	Monica
Morgan Simpson	...	Nick
Abbey Skinner	...	Shelly
Stayce Smith	...	Neighbor (as Stacey Smith)
Britney Thompson	...	Julie
Matt Thompson	...	Personal Trainer
Jeremy Wallace	...	Desk Attendant

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

Company:

Crescent Moon Films

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Very Sweet and Original

I was lucky enough to see the world primer of "Her minor Thing" at the Seattle International Film Festival. The director, writers, producers, and the two main actors (Christian Kane and Estella Warren) were also attending. After a introduction be the SIFF coordinator and a short film called "Hello" the film begin.

I won't walk you through every single scene of the film, but I will give you my overall impressions. Charles Matthau, as always, directed the project brilliantly: the editing, sound, and camera angles were all used to exploit a reaction from the audience along with the actors' performances. I went to the film with mixed feelings about seeing yet another "romantic comedy", a term that is almost used as a curse word nowadays, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised.

Unlike most comedies were the girl is sobbing on the couch after her so-called true love did something completely horrid and uncaring, Warren's character was a girl who wasn't afraid to take matters into her own hands without proceeding into the "b***h" territory. Warren really brought her character away from the bright, bubbly, damsel in distress area and made this girl her own. Some of the events were slightly obvious and contrived, like as soon as we saw Kane's character we knew he would end up with Warren's, and the meetings between these characters seemed to be unrealistic, but hey, it's a low-budget comedy, give credit were it's due.

Other than that issue, I really couldn't find anything else to dislike about the film. Christian Kane's character wasn't the perfect man, he had issue that he had to deal with just like a real person. The supporting cast, such as Rachel Dratch, Flex Alexander, Kathy Griffin, and David Fine stole many of the scenes in which they were in or even just standing in the background (watch out for Charles Matthau's cameo with the fork scene). The performance were all very well done, Christian Kane proved why he had such a strong fan base and Estella Warren showed that she can stand toe to toe with any well known leading man or lady and still give as good as she gets.

The main thing I really appreciated about this film was there was no "fall down" humor. All the humor was from real life situations (having to get directions to the airport), the actors' reactions (look for Kane's "is this girl nuts" look), the actual dialogue (midget porn), and just through the characters themselves (the petty fight for the basketball). No one tripped or got hit by a door, which is a nice change of pace from the current romantic "comedy".

All in all, this film is good. It's not "Love Actually", but it can certainly hold it's own next to it. If there is a wide release of "Her Minor Thing" be sure to catch it in theatres, you won't be disappointed.