This
movie starts with a great premise: Two step siblings, Sarah
Michelle Gellar (aka the Buffster) and Ryan Phillippe, make a series
of bets with one another involving sex as either the wager or the
winnings. Phillippe bets that he can bed the virgin Reese Witherspoon
(one of my favorite younger actresses). If he wins, he also gets Gellar.
If he loses, she gets his pride and joy: an classic vintage roadster.
There are a number of plot twists and double crosses, with the sexual
tension building throughout the film. The ending is a little weak
but perhaps a fitting way to wrap things up. (Trivia: In real life,
Phillippe and Witherspoon are married.)
—
marty
