Pornopung (2013)

Christian leaves his hometown for Oslo to finish his studies, but moves in with two guys who turn out to be big-time pick up artists. Despite endless objections, Karl and Leo decide to give Christian a complete makeover, teaching him the tricks of their trade and changing him into the kind of guy girls want to sleep with. Crack, back and sack all need a shave, and everything he's been taught so far in life needs to be flushed out and reset. It's time for the razor-sharp truth about life.

Pornopung (aka Crack, Back and Sack or Shavenballs) is a film about 24 year old Christian who leaves his hometown, Stavanger, to study in Oslo. He moves in with two guys, Leo and Karl, whom are both experts on picking up women, and Christian now has to face the hard truth about life.

Pornopung was hotly in the center of attention when it was released as a book back in 2003, and now the movie has come. All I can say is strap your seat belts on, because you're about to become a part of a hell of a ride. Pornopung contains some of the most graphic nudity I've ever seen in a sex comedy, and just this is why the movie is so shocking, yet so good. The movie has many, many hilarious lines and sequences, along with very many awkward and embarrassing moments, as well as it also handles the sex subject very well.

The film shows how the young adult culture is in Oslo in todays standards. Although not everything in the film happens as easily in real life, the film comes very close to showing how it is to be an young adult or late teenager in todays Oslo, and keep that in mind when I say that. Pornopung entertains as a teenage sex comedy, but manages to put a finger on anything more than the 'picking up girls/guys' culture that it portrays. Relationships, social success, gender roles, and various male rolled themes that emerge behind the well polished and well filmed images.

The actors and actresses in this film does very well on their part, and especially actress Marte Sœteren who made her film career debut with this film. The film itself is very light hearted, although it turns very dark and sad towards the end when it addresses the issue of rape.

Pornopung is everything you could expect from a sex comedy and more. It is utterly hilarious, awkward, sexy.. everything I had hoped a film like this would contain. I strongly recommend this film to everyone that can handle the sex topic well, as it is not just all about sex, but as it also teaches us all the negative sides about sex as well.

I give 'Pornopung' a very strong 8 out of 10.

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