Watching the movie is like sitting through a film in front of a row of wisecracking cult movie fans. It's also sometimes very funny.

Roos knows his way around the ideas of homosexuality as well as the human condition. He’s able to tug at the right heartstrings while dousing his screenplays with enough humor to keep them afloat.

As the movie goes on, the meaning of the title comes into focus.

This politically incorrect comedy serves up murder, unwanted pregnancy, and other neuroses, all undercut by the acerbic asides of the Lolita-like protag (acidly played by Christina Ricci).