There are periods of wicked humor spaced with scenes that are awkward and tentative. But then, we are dealing with the lead character who is looking for love, and seeks out a dating service. He is awkward and while very smart in high school, and then going to Yale, has chosen to deliver pizza and video weddings. A love in his life only will consider professional Jewish men, and that is not him. He goes to a dating site, where they state the price is $2995, and when he says three thousand, they keep reminding his it is $2995, not $3000. And the head of the service can really put out the charm and baloney. The company guarantees they will get him a match, and he buys a certain number of matches. There are scenes at a health club, where the name of the colleges on the young women's shorts add some humor when partially blocked. As each date bombs out, he keeps getting 'free' referrals. Frustrated, he decides to sue, and as his friend is an attorney, he things he will get represented by him. The trial has a lot of humor, and the judge really does a great part in his role as a small claims judge. Those scenes are probably the best part of the movie. It is a gentle movie with nice humor, but it is not a highly polished movie, but certainly enjoyable enough. Some of the critics miss the point about the set ups. One is dealing with adults who feel they have no other chance for love, and for them, the stakes are much higher than would be with dating in high school. It is very likely that a college film class could produce a better film, but would they capture the dating dilemma of some adults? The pitch is this movie is to mimic comedies of the 1930's and 1940's, which is a much different approach than is current.
Review of Boot the Pigeon
