Sex Tape
Starring Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Combining sex with comedy on film seems like a no-brainer for creating an entertaining romp these days. However, director Jake Kasdan’s flaccid Sex Tape is neither all that sexy or funny; in fact, most of it is downright boring.
When Jay (Segel) and Annie (Diaz) look to spice up their love life they decide to document a night of sexual escapades on video while attempting to try every position in The Joy of Sex.
Panic ensues once the three-hour marathon accidentally goes from a single iPad to ‘up into the cloud’ thanks to the digital age and their very private chronicle quickly becomes public.
The two of them spend the rest of the movie trying to erase any existence of the footage before their family, friends, boss, and even mailman catch a glimpse.
One of the glaring problems, along with the lack of genuine laughs or sexual chemistry between the lead stars, is the film’s lazy writing which uses tech-specific gags that will be outdated in several years and preposterous plot elements like the used iPads that have been given out to Jay’s friends like candy and are somehow still connected to his own device.
To his credit though, Segel is trying his best with the lacklustre material and an extended cameo from a hilarious Rob Lowe will make you wish he had a lot more scenes. Sex Tape is never provocative or hilarious; instead, it’s a movie content to coast on its hackneyed jokes, attention-grabbing title and star power.
