Fresh
An unexpectedly stirring first feature by Kyle Patrick Alvarez about the challenges of making human connections in the weird and wired 21st century.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Easier with Practice
2009 · 1h 40m · UNRATED
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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Easier with Practice
Overview
Davy is a 28-year-old writer on a road trip to promote his unpublished collection of short stories. A random phone call in Davy's motel room from a mysterious, sexy woman named Nicole leads to a series of phone sex sessions that surprisingly over time become emotionally and sexually satisfying for the shy writer. Later, when he meets a former girlfriend, he must try to choose between them, but only if he can arrange a meeting with his reclusive phone mate.
Director and cast
- Kyle Patrick Alvarez Director
- Brian Geraghty as Davy Mitchell
- Kel O'Neill as Sean Mitchell
- Marguerite Moreau as Samantha
- Jeanette Brox as Sarah
- Jenna Gavigan as Josie
- Katie Aselton as Nicole (as Kathryn Aselton)
- Eugene Byrd as Aaron
- Lance Capaldi as Book Store Owner
- Lucas CorVatta as Waiter
- Jamie Haqqani Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Amusingly predicated on the romantic possibilities of phone sex, Easier With Practice pushes past its titillating premise to become a quietly provocative love story about emotionally stunted manhood and the risks some guys will take to connect.
Justin Chang, Variety
Rotten
Geraghty relies too heavily on facial expressions and mannerisms, but those who appreciate visible effort may be seduced.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Easier With Practice reveals the sense of loneliness and isolation that permeates modern life and the lure of fantasy in filling its emptiness.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Geraghty's wounded-pup appeal keeps the movie alive even as it heads for a dreary, even-more-implausible-than-the-setup third act. Writer-director Kyle Patrick Alvarez, though, usually finds the right tone and appears to have a promising future.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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