The video jacket claimed that this movie was in the tradition of "The Graduate" and picks up where "Sex, Lies, and Videotape " leave off, and the IMDd voters gave this movie a 7.5 rating. It sounds pretty good (tacky title aside), but the movie lacks believability and sincerity. The problems that college student home for the summer encounters are worse than any Shakesperean tragedy, and even the teenagers with the worst lives can't identify. The film does give a tremendous sense of awkwardness, which mirrors the lives of teenagers well. This movie is depressing and gives no hint at hope.
Review of Spanking the Monkey
