Comedy. R. 1 hour 35 minutes. At selected area theaters.
“A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” feels more like a “Meatballs”-era summer romp, the kind we’re generally either too cynical for now or we’ve simply outgrown.
“What happened to our generation?” wonders the 30-something Eric (Jason Sudeikis). “I’ll tell you what happened: AIDS.” Jealous of their hippie parents and of sexting teens, Eric and his pals want their own swing time.
The friends live for their weekends at Eric’s father’s East Hampton house. Played by Don Johnson in a brief cameo, he’s selling the place, leading to a Labor Day blowout.
When Eric suggests a last-hurrah orgy, the group gradually comes around to the idea. The lone married couple among the old friends, played by Will Forte and Lucy Punch, is left out — and they’re amusingly infuriated about it. In their few scenes, they’re the funniest thing in the movie.
And group sex, to say the least, is a tough cookie. When the time comes, the awkwardness of the participants pales in comparison to the awkwardness of the audience. The orgy revolution will have to wait.
