The Ten (2007)

Director:

David Wain

Writers (WGA):

Ken Marino (written by) &
David Wain (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

If He'd meant the commandments literally, He'd have written them in stone.

Plot:

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Love Triangle | Marionette | Neighbor | Encounter

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Paul Rudd	...	Jeff Reigert
Adam Brody	...	Stephen Montgomery
Jon Hamm	...	Skydiving Guide Chris Knarl
Winona Ryder	...	Kelly La Fonda
Ken Marino	...	Dr. Glenn Richie / Cartoon Voices
Todd Holoubek	...	Camera Man Stuart Blumberg
Mather Zickel	...	Louis La Fonda
Ali Marsh	...	'Entertainment Beat' Host George Reardon
Raisy Pereyra	...	Dorothy Sheen
Edmund Genest	...	Governor Beaumont Hutchins (as Edmond Genest)
Ron Silver	...	Fielding Barnes
Heidi Neurauter	...	Helen Campbell-Holland
Michael Ziegfeld	...	Harlan Swallow
Jason Antoon	...	Salazar 'Fred' McBairn
Andrea Rosen	...	Polly 'Carol' Samuels

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong crude sexual content including dialogue and nudity, and for language and some drug material.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Italy:T | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

City Lights Pictures

Trivia:

Purchased at the Sundance Film Festival for $4.5 million by THINKFilm and City Lights Pictures.

Quotes:

Duane Rosenblum: Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I were the one who were ass-raping you every night.
Dr. Glenn Richie: You know, I think you're felling the energy of our friendship and projecting it into something else that isn't there.
Duane Rosenblum: No Glenn, I'm not... I'm not projecting. I can't look at you without fantasizing about shoving you up against a wall in the laundry room, and punching you in the mouth... And then raping you. Without your consent, of course.
Dr. Glenn Richie: Hey, that's what makes it rape right?
Duane Rosenblum: That's what makes it rape.

Movie Connections:

References Blade Runner (1982)

Soundtrack:

Who Am I (And Where Do I Go from Here?)

Indulgent, unfocused and shallow- still through the eyes of a decent comic though

Disappointingly unfulfilled comedy from talented comedian David Wain sadly plays out like ten glorified sketches, in a larger budget, with less of a scope. The undercooked way that Paul Rudd clumsily narrates his way through these half-baked stories feels vacant enough, but almost all of these brief segments written to underscore each individual commandment in a humorous light fails to engage as well. As unique and perceptive as Wain and company's humor tends to be, this project simply pales in comparison to the modest cult success which was Wain's previous feature film Wet Hot American Summer.

Here the segments just kind of drift by with a hollow sort of pace, occasionally pulling out an impressive joke or two along the way, but feels so content to treat itself like the low-grade project it feels of that The Ten misses many opportunities presented and fails to transcend it's tele-vision roots.