A college dude heads home for the summer to take care of his broken legged mom. In among his daily routine is letting her brace herself on him as he stands outside the shower, his would-be goofy romance with a neighbor girl, and peer pressure from the guys he hangs out with. Not to mention taking one of the most annoying dogs of movie history for walks. The capper comes when after rubbing cream on mom's legs, he's unable to sleep. Turned on perhaps? The two proceed to get drunk and tear one off (insert your "EWWW" here). He tries to put it behind him and concentrate on the neighbor girl, even though earlier she nearly accused him of rape...after accusing him of being gay and telling him to be more agressive! This girl is true schmuck/dink. Maybe the most stunning moment is the sex scene, or near sex scene, involving him, the girl, and mom toward the end. And that's mostly what the film does: stun, not really shock. Mostly it just annoys, as all of the characters are totally unlikable, the meanie mother and father, the bonehead girl, and even Davies as the lead, comes off cold or irrational sometimes. Plus the ending, which leaves everything up in the air. Ridiculous, too, is the business with the family dog, that is constantly distracting Davies from the doing the title deed, as it wimpers outside the bathroom door. Sheesh, man, lock the damn dog in a room! That's what I do. Uh, I mean, that's what I WOULD do, WOULD do, not what I do do. Ahem. Anyway, this one's good to gather a group of friends around for some uncomfortable laughs. Or for the most awkward experience, I'd use the classic line from the Video Hound movie review book: "See it with a relative".
Review of Spanking the Monkey
