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The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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

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Straight to the point: i know why people may hate this movie. Indeed, there are things in it that really get on your nerves. A condescending and annoying prick of a main character, pseudo-intellectual-and-insightful dialogues which actually make you cringe, and a camera-work so god-awful that you can't help thinking this movie was filmed by blind cripples who were holding a camera for the first time in their lives.But there's more to Roger Dodger than just an everlasting lust for sex and a race to get some. There are moments when you can actually see that even the most cynical and utilitarian people have a heart that can feel. And that sometimes it's much harder to open up and show the real yourself than you are used to thinking.Alone by themselves, the characters of Campbell Scott and Jesse Eisenberg may be pathetic, each in his own way. What makes this movie stand out is how well their extreme diversity and unlikelihood is played out when they are together. It's like the opposite forces of nature collide, producing an outcome that can never be predicted.Jesse Eisenberg did a brilliant job portraying a 16-year old boy who's desperate to find out what a woman's love feels like. Extremely believable in his naivety and all-goodness. I'm sure that almost anybody who wasn't instantly popular among the ladies in that age and had to work his way to the women's hearts can easily connect to the personality he displays. And that's another beautiful side of this film: that while Nick's supposed to be the student and Roger the mentor, it's actually the Nick's ways we see as the proper ones.Still, the movie plays it nice to everybody, not trying to demonize one character and make the other look like a saint. At the end we are given a chance to see some redeeming features even in those who might seem like a cause lost entirely. Which actually leaves some hope that maybe that tour de force wasn't such a bad and useless idea after all. And that was just the right thing to drive Roger Dodger home as a film leaving a pleasant aftertaste, which alone is enough to justify spending your time and effort to watch it. So don't be too judgemental too much in advance.

How would you teach a teenager (who may or may not talk too much), about dating and other things that might follow a successful date? Here's one way to do it and there's a lot of dialog. While it's male based and dominated mostly, you do get a bit of a woman perspective on things during the many conversations that take place. Still could there be more of that? Always.Jesse Eisenberg is now very well known of course, one of the reason this was recently released for the first time on DVD in Germany (12 years after it was made!). You can tell by the casting of Elizabeth Berkley that at the time she was popular and tried to do something different. A movie that aims to explain a couple of things, but can't really help everybody or give all the answers. You have to experience things for yourself and especially be yourself ...

This movie starts interesting then takes a continuous downhill roll. My biggest irritation on movies is the sHaKy CaMeRa. I understand if a camera shakes in action scene or while people are moving…but this movie has the shaky camera when people are sitting at a table talking…man spend $50 and buy a camera tripod.The movie is filmed in New York by new yorkers and staring new Yorkers, so they will probably watch it to support their own no matter how bad this is. It is centered around Campbell Scott trying to mentor his virgin nephew (Jesse Eisenberg) on how to be a ladies man. Campbell Scott does a great job being a fast talking, irritating self proclaimed ladies man. Eisenberg plays his normal insecure stuttering self. Not even beautiful Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Berkley, Morena Baccarin or Isabella Rossellini could provide enough eye candy to save this movie.The movie has a only a few minutes of clever man/woman behavior observations and pickup methods. Just about everything else will only get you slapped.

Critics adore independent films. Made usually on shoestring budgets and starring either no-bodies, wannabees or actors trying to make a statement, independent films are usually made by people who love movies for people who love movies. Enter Dylan Kidd's writing and directing debut, the 2002 terrifically funny and memorable film Roger Dodger.Campbell Scott (The Spanish Prisoner) plays Roger Swanson, a fast talking, chain-smoking, ever drinking 30-something that believes he is truly God's gift to earthly women. We are first introduced to Roger as he engages in conversation with fellow co-workers at a public restaurant and Roger dominates the conversation offering his views on man's ability over women to read maps, the workings and history of the female genatalia and why science and evolution will have men being reduced to servitude in 10 to 15 generations. Roger dominates the dialogue and with rapid fire crass and the occasional sneer at those that joke at his revelations, we are introduced to a man who is on a conceited high that will eventually lead to his emotional crisis.Enter Roger's nephew, Nick (played by Jesse Eisenberg) who shows up from out of town and looks to Roger for help in the disposing of his virginity. Roger, acting more like someone who wants to show off his masculine powers than act that of a big brother, takes Nick under his wing for a night of adventure. The self-professed 'FN lightening rod' for sex sneaks Nick into bars, takes him to a house party and eventually to an underground brothel in an attempt to shed the youngster of his innocence. But with each new venue, we are exposed to Roger's vulnerability and we experience a man who is on a kamikaze mission to destruction.In a touching scene between Nick and two women picked up at a local bar (played understatedly by Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Berkley), it is Nick's innocence and honestly that has the women swoon over Roger's frank and demeaning manner. The scene is wonderfully lit with just street lights and the camera angles which sometimes don't focus on the talking character, suck you in so that you believe you are on that cold park bench with them.This is the genius that is usually associated with the independent films. People talk over each other, and sets are usually actual locations that lend to the aura and feel of the film. Dylan Kidd uses what light is available to him and sometimes that means that characters are talking in the dark corners of an alley or are blocked out by the backs of other actors. However, one is never lost or feels betrayed by the filmmakers because the dialogue remains so crisp and real.Campbell Scott won a best actor award from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures for his role in Roger Dodger and in my opinion, he was overlooked for an Academy Award nomination for the same role. He delivers the Tarantino-ish dialogue with precision and makes this disgusting character of a man someone that we can relate to or at least understand.My final note about independent films is that they don't have the pressure to produce the 'Hollywood' ending. Roger Dodger ends not with Roger realizing the err of his way, but with a poignant adult talk with some school boys who show us the same immaturity as Roger, just at a younger understanding. Kudos to all those involved with this marvelous film that was indeed one of the best of 2002.