Head
Over Heels
Our rating: 2 out of 5
Rated: PG13
reviewed by: Charity
Bishop

Maybe if I would have known beforehand that this film comes from
the writers of There's Something About Mary, I wouldn't
have wasted my time on it. The film is completely revolting on
numerous levels, using sexual innuendos and gags in order to get
nonexistent laughs, which is a pity because the plot is actually
a pretty cute idea. Amanda (Monica Potter) has rotten taste in
men. In grade school, her boyfriend left her with someone who
was more physically developed. At her senior prom, she caught
her date kissing another guy behind the bleachers. This time she
catches her current live-in-boyfriend in bed with a supermodel.
That's it. She can't take it anymore, and is certainly not ready
for a lesbian relationship with a coworker. Somewhere out there
MUST be the perfect guy!
Reading an advertisement for a cheap apartment for rent, she
meets fashion mogul Jim Winston (Freddy Prince Jr.) in the lobby
when his dog attempts to maul her. Making a complete idiot of
herself, Amanda's concerns only increase when she discovers the
apartment is shared by four supermodels. There's a date waiting
list. The girls talk about beauty constantly. The friendliest of
the four is Candi (Sarah O'Hare), an Australian model obsessed
with making her face "perfectly symmetrical." Then there's Jade,
Roxana, Holly, and Lisa. Most important thing? Their apartment
has a perfect view into the home of Jim Winston. The girls enjoy
watching him flex his muscles on a regular basis, and are
convinced he is "perfect." Unable to place such high faith in
him, Amanda starts looking for flaws.
She finds one. After a party one evening, she collapses on the
couch to blissfully remember the passionate, true-love kiss
shared with Jim downstairs. As she gazes on his apartment
window, he pulls the blinds. A woman is with him. Believing it
to be a romantic tryst, she is horrified when Jim takes a
baseball bat and slams his companion over the head with it.
Frantically, the police are called. A search is made. Nothing
conclusive is turned up. Now the four supermodels, plus one
antique painting-restorer, set out to prove the cute guy next
door is a murderer, little knowing what they're getting
themselves into... Having a gambit of friends who resemble these
models to a large degree in terms of fashion-consciousness, as
well as experiences with apartments, Head Over Heels was
attractive through only its humorous setting. The climax turns
out to be the best part of the film, and the acting is good from
all involved.
My only question remains why such an excellent group of real-life
supermodels and talented Hollywood starlets would become involved in such
trashy material. From beginning to end, we must endure forms of
double-innuendo, crude sexual content, and other offensive material. I can't
even reprise much of it for you because it's so disgusting. One running gag
involves a Great Dane who enjoys tackling women and ... well... behaving
sexually toward them. Of course, Amanda winds up spending the night with
Jim. She forgets the blinds, and so her roommates wind up parked on the
couch, observing the encounter. (We don't see anything.) Crude gags involve
body functions. The models wind up in a men's bathroom standing on the open
toilet, while two janitors attempt to unplug the drain. Not knowing what the
two men are up to, all the dialogue is lead to imply a homosexual encounter.
The drain blows up, spattering the supermodels with waste. They also wind up
in yet another bathroom while Jim is using the toilet, and both themselves
and the audience must endure disgusting sound effects. Believe me, this is
just the tip of the iceberg. There isn't a single redeeming element about
the film. Don't pollute your mind by falling Head Over Heels.
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