Relationships and women are two things that Christopher Waitt does not understand. Although he has dated more than the average amount of women, it appears that he always gets dumped, whether the relationship lasts a week or two years. To find out why, Christopher begins to document his every encounter with women, while receiving expert advice from those who know him well – his ex-girlfriends.
Who is Christopher Waitt?
This documentary is all about Christopher, at least in terms of his failures with women. Besides revealing the fact that he is an independent filmmaker, not much is revealed about Christopher’s personality, hobbies or preferences for music or films.
Christopher does not offer an opinion or an explaining as to why his relationships have gone awry. Instead, he lets his ex-girlfriends do the talking, when he contacts them. Some of them hang up, others simply begin yelling at him, while a few lets him present his idea of interviewing his ex-girlfriends to find out why he cannot keep a girl in his life.
Up until this point, Christopher has not offered his own opinion as to why his relationships always fail. It appears that Christopher himself does not know the answer and therefore, the audience do not suspect him of any wrong-doings. Since there are no problems or issues presented to audience, one is left with the assumption that it must have been the women in his life that have caused the problems.
However, when the audience is introduced to his ex-girlfriends, another image of Christopher emerges. All of the women conclude that he is self-centered, lazy, that he lacks motivation and fails to satisfy their emotional or physical needs. From this information, the audience can now conclude that it is satisfying the girlfriend that is the main problem, not getting the girlfriend in the first place.
Speaking the Truth?
In the beginning of the film, it is merely Christopher’s perspective that is presented. This is the only point of reference for the audience and all of the information presented support Christopher’s theory that it is not with him the problem lays. However, as more women and opinions are introduced, Christopher’s image begins to shatter. He is no longer the victim of failed relationships, as all of his ex-girlfriend’s stories coincide. As a result, their opinions of Christopher become more credible than his own perspective.
The sympathy that the audience has gained towards him begins to fade and his credibility is questioned. It appears that his ex-girlfriends can all agree on one simple flaw – the sex-life is horrendous. Taking this into account, Christopher decides to find an answer to his imperfections by visiting a doctor, a sexual therapist and decides to experiment with S&M. When none of these spark any interest, he decides to take several Viagra pills and get drunk.
After losing credibility as a truthful narrator, Christopher’s motive becomes questionable. Is he really out to find an answer to his imperfections and flaws as a boyfriend or does he simply want attention? His behaviour and actions after swallowing the Viagra appears to be out of control and therefore, strays far from the goal of this film.
At the end of the movie, Christopher concludes that he did not get the answer he was looking for. However, the experience did get him a new girlfriend. The audience is left wondering why the experiment had stopped all of a sudden – was it due to a new love interest or did he feel that he had learned something new, that the audience just didn’t gather? He does, however, reveal that his new girlfriend appears to be just what he is looking for – one that gets his mind off his previous problems with love. And even if the audience is not satisfied with the answer, then one can always conclude that love is never tangible. Either that, or there will be a sequel.
- Studio: Warp X
- Rating: R
- Running Time: 90 Minutes
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