Here's the premise: Paris Hilton is, like, a total hottie whose BFF is a nottie with tombstone teeth, a facial mole, an infected toenail. Because its an accepted physical law that you cant get into a hotties pants if you dont like her nottie, thats what Joel David Moore spends the movie attempting to do. With hilarious consequences. Produced by Paris Hiltons production company, The Hottie And The Nottie doesnt just want to tell you how hot Paris Hilton is, it also has a message about judging others by their physical attributes. Viewers considered that a tad hypocritical, and the movie made barely $2 million worldwide. Even the normally likeable Moore, whos funny in Adam Greens movies (Hatchet, Chillerama), comes off as a repellent creep. You keep wanting more people to smash him in the face, while Hilton, whos spent all that time and money keeping herself in the public eye, should consider investing in a second facial expression.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
