Finfrosk86 Saw this one with a friend, knew close to nothing about it. It starts out pretty bad. The opening scene is not good. The acting was close to embarrassing to watch, did not seem real at all. Almost cringe worthy. It's not that it's horrible, but it misses the mark, and in this type of movie, that's a disaster.It does get a little better, but I did not like some of the performances by the main cast. Rossellini? Not good at all.What saves this movie is Jesse Eisenberg, basically. And some of the "theories" and speeches given by Roger himself. There are some pretty good life lessons here! But the cinematography and general look of the movie I did not like. Looks cheap and sort of amateurish.when you get into it, there are some pretty good parts, and Mr. Eisenberg adds a lot. If the problems with the movie had been fixed, it would be a lot better.

MBunge Rodger Dodger is a movie about an asshole. I don't mean its main character is an anti-hero. I mean he's an asshole.Rodger (Campbell Scott) is an advertising copywriter, introduced to us through an extended, pseudo-intellectual diatribe to his co-workers and boss over lunch about man's emasculation through the advance of technology and how women eventually won't need men for anything but moving furniture. You see, we're supposed to see Roger as a BAD BOY and be titillated at his POLITICALLY INCORRECT opinions. Then after establishing him as the jerk you secretly wish you could be, we' re supposed to feel sorry for him when we find out he's been sleeping with his boss and she's tossing him aside like a handbag that's gone out of style. That's followed by Rodger trying to work out his self-loathing by provoking women into disliking him.The Rodger we're introduced to could have become a very interesting character. He's a smart guy who thinks he has great insight into other people but has no self knowledge. He won't recognize or consider his own feelings and can't understand how his inner anger and insecurity and fear make him act like a jerk. But then Roger's teenage nephew Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) shows up, and the film becomes about Nick asking Roger's help in getting laid. So, we get a new story about how Nick's honest, heartfelt innocence contrasts with and tries to survive Roger's jaded, hollow, sexist, skanky guidance to hitting on and bedding women.The problem with Rodger Dodger, though, isn't that it's a movie about an asshole. It's that it's never willing to fully commit. It wants Roger to be both smugly charming and socially inadequate. It wants him to talk and act like a womanizing perv, yet still be someone who knows something about what women like and want. It wants him to be a guy who leaves his 16 year old nephew to take advantage of one of Roger's drunk female co-workers, yet also be the guy who wants to save Nick from a first sexual experience he'll always regret.You can tell this is a movie that's conflicted by the very opening credits. Campbell Scott and Jesse Eisenberg are the stars of the film, but it's the actresses who get listed first. It's as though Writer/Director Dylan Kidd is saying "I made a movie about this sexist asshole and imply that some of the terrible things he believes about women are true, but I'm really socially enlightened! See? I gave the actresses top billing!" The film's ending also tries to stand as a rebuke to the creepy, sleazy concepts of manhood that underlie the entire story. But it attempts to do so by contending that there's virtually no practical difference between normal, health male behavior and being a sexist asshole.Rodger Dodger is like someone deliberately set out to make a provocative, controversial film about Man's real agenda toward Woman but after coming up with the perfect character for that story, the filmmaker just pussed out. It's a movie that wants people to think it's shocking without really daring to genuinely shock.

mark-d-jordan1 That was the Jennifer Beals from Flash Dance? She is still really good-looking and sexy! As for the film, it was very good. I found myself smiling in many situations, as I recognized the realism in much of the dialog.I Could not believe how much of it was exactly what I had thought back in the 80's when I was "clubbing"! Very realistic moments, whether you like it or not! Many of the lines were just the way it is with most men and the way it was with us back then. It was a very enjoyable movie for its realism. I applaud the writer. I can't say Campbell Scott was the best actor. His part could have been slightly better portrayed. But the script itself was done very well.

Petri Pelkonen Roger Swanson lives in Manhattan and works as a publicist in an advertisement agency.He also sleeps with his boss, Joyce.Roger isn't the nicest man around, and Joyce breaks their relationship.He's a big time womanizer and he lacks of maturity.Then his 16-year old nephew Nick arrives from Ohio.Nick wants Roger to teach him all about seducing women.He wants to get rid of his virginity in New York nightlife.During that night they both do some growing up.Roger Dodger (2002) is the first movie of Dylan Kidd.It's a really good comedy/drama that deals with the relationship between men, women and sex.Campbell Scott has been in the movies since the 80's.Roger Dodger is a very big role for him and he will be remembered from that.Jesse Eisenberg, who is on his way of becoming a really great actor, does a memorable role as Nick.Isabella Rossellini is Roger's boss, Joyce.Elizabeth Berkley plays Andrea and Jennifer Beals is Sophie, two beautiful girls the boys find from a bar.The ending is real impressive.Roger goes to Nick's high school where Nick and his buddies are at the cafeteria talking about this hottie they all want.Then, thanks to Roger, this girl comes to Nick, who is chewing his lunch.He didn't experience his first time in New York, but there's still time.