Imagine your life is somewhat complete with a house, job, and wife but then your best friend from college comes knocking at your door at 2 AM. During a pot-induced hedonistic party, a plan is hatched between the two friends to create an Art Film of “two really straight men having sex.” If they only knew how much this would affect all of their lives.
Writer/director Lynn Shelton's sexual sitcom is a lighthearted satire of machismo and insecurity where the laughs emerge from restless, uncomfortable silences.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
31 Jul 2009
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Humpday is something surprising: a sharply observed slice of life, an entertaining example of the microbudget genre called mumblecore.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
6 Aug 2009
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Getting to the showdown is a fine and funny journey.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
28 Aug 2009
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What's intriguing in this set-up is what the dare might teach the guys about the nature of sexuality.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Sep 2009
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What finally lifts 'Humpday' above macho junk like 'The Hangover' is its all-inclusive warmth: for all their adolescent self-delusion, Shelton truly loves these characters. And after 90 minutes, so will you.