The Age of Commercialism

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Matt (Milo Ventimiglia) has a $179,000 in student loans @ 7.92% and has limited opportunities on Wall Street due to the current layoff. He decides to spend some time in Aspen, Colorado because he doesn't have any money. He gets a job as a kid's ski instructor and meets Michelle (Maggie Lawson) the girl of his dreams and one with a boyfriend in New York, Anne Faris in a minor role.The film is a comedy romance and was light on both. It s not a teen sex romp either in spite of the girl in the red hot bra on the DVD cover, that is not in the film. There is no real sex or nudity. It is just implied. 2 F-bombs, but there is some PG-13 style sex talk. A very watered down film no matter what you seek...unless it is a watered down romance....you know the one where the guy at the end returns to the girl to confess his undying love. Please, take your own life if you thought that was a plot spoiler.Available on a DVD 12 pack "Top of the Class."

Matt has a Wall Street job waiting for him. This is a good thing because he has a quarter of a million dollars of school debt to begin paying off. Unfortunately, the company merges with another one and, before he even gets to start, Matt is let loose. His college roommates are going to go to Aspen for a year of skiing, low paying jobs, goofing off, and scouting women. Matt, in his despair, decides to join them. It is there that he meets the beautiful Michelle, a young ski instructor. But, horrors! She has a bonafide Wall Street boyfriend and only wants to be pals with Matt. Will Matt be able to find a new path, in life and in love? This is not a bad movie. The principal actors are not picture postcard pretty and that makes them more interesting. The script is typical male humor, mostly, but has some intelligent moments. The Aspen setting is, naturally, quite lovely, a true bonus for all viewers. If you like a storyline of romance and finding oneself among newly graduated college students, you will like this movie. It has a boys will be boys undertow, but hits all the right marks when push comes to shove.

movie, with all the rules of basic teen movie. Still I was surprised by the well done filming. All the snow parts etc. Actors made good job, and it's always good to see new actors/actress', than those old boring ones :)If you like teen movies, you may like this!

Sheer Bliss is a movie that rises above the general stupidity that is so typical of today's "teen movies" and has a surprising amount of substance. Perhaps this is because it takes place after college, but the characters are not as juvenile and the movie isn't about grossing the audience out. Naturally, with the presence of American Pie's Eddie Kaye Thomas and newcomer Justin Urich, the film definitely has its characters of comic relief. Primarily a love story about a guy chasing after a girl (who has a boyfriend), it doesn't drag on like so many other such films(Loser for instance). Having seen both the original version of the film in its rough form and the final version, the director did a fine job of cutting excess baggage and allowing the film to move along. The skiing in the film is well done with cinematography to match. Supporting characters to newcomer Milo Ventimiglia (who is likeable without being sappy and pathetic) are well done and come off as people you would like to know. Maggie Lawson as Michelle is a great character simply because she is smart, funny and sexy. A rare trio for female characters in "teen" movies. The movie is a great mixture of comedy, drama and romance, and definitely a good date movie. It's worth seeing, because despite how it may be advertised, it is a departure from the traditional teen flick.Also, for you James Bond fans out there, one-time James Bond George Lazenby makes an appearance as Campbell. It's nice to see him after 32 years.