It's Pat
Cast
Julia Sweeney .... Pat Riley
Dave Foley .... Chris
Charles Rocket .... Kyle Jacobs
Kathy Griffin .... Kathy Griffin
Julie Hayden .... Stacy Jacobs
Directed by
Adam Bernstein
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Rater #2
7/10. "A him or a her. A ma'am or a sir. Whatever it may be, it's time for
androgyny. Here comes Pat." That song was used during Saturday Night
Live to signify that "It's Pat" was coming up, which starred Julia
Sweeny as Pat, whose sex you couldn't tell. And in the obligatory
movie based on the SNL sketch, she reprises her role, and Dave Foley,
from the rivaling Kids in the Hall plays Pat's love interest, Chris.
Pat gains fame from being on a TV show, and his new neighbor Kyle
(Charles Rocket) also falls in love with Pat, and steals Pat's diary
to find out what gender Pat really is. All of this in a 77 minute
movie.
There's one refreshing thing about It's Pat, that it actually does
not reveal Pat's gender, as movies based on TV usually do: spoil the
one gimmick that the show has. And instead of making it change what
has happened on the TV show, it's just basically a side note. Most
SNI-movies have trouble changing over to movies, because they
actually try to be a great, intelligent movie. It's Pat doesn't try
to be anything more than a light, funny, forgettable movie.
In addition, there's something that separates this movie from the
other SNL-movies. It's funny. It may be a limited joke range, but
about every joke possible about gender is made in less than 90
minutes. Most of them are funny, too. It isn't high brow or anything,
but it's pretty funny. A couple dead spots here and there (and a
guest appearance by the huge band "Ween"), but overall it's funny.
Julia Sweeny does a great job keeping us guessing about Pat's gender,
and although she isn't a great actress, that's all the job requires.
And all that's required for this movie is that it's funny, and it is!
Rated PG-13 for gender and sex related humor.
Running time: 77 minutes
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