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Introducing Jodea
USA 2021
produced by
Jeremy Lynn, Lou Pizarro, Deborah Davis (executive), Valerie McCaffrey (executive), Nick Moore (executive), Clive Kileff (executive), Joel Hoppenstein (executive), Daniel Iltis (executive), Ross Cooper (executive), Randy Martinez (executive), Joseph B. Tintfass (executive) for Mia Tunsgate Films, Pizarro Pictures, Fairmont Pictures
directed by Jon Cohen
starring Chloe Traicos, Jeff Coppage, Kent Hatch, Ryan Pratton, Yadira Pascault Orozco, Shasta Bell, Kayd Currier, Jakob Renken, Steven E. Kimbrough, Tiffany Toney, Miles Faber, Monaye Moyes, Ben Lautman, Larry Thigpen, Nina Rancel, Caesar James, Asger Folmann, Lou Pizarro, Monique Yates jr, Frank Krueger, Rashia Whitlock, Sammy Anderson, Ido Samuel, Erik Donovan, Whitney Bacon, Ron Althoff, Kammy Wong, Maya Sônego, Romy Teperson, Shelley Scovin, Ryan Jack Connell, Mitchel Baldwin, Julie David, Jeremy Lynn, Susan Kurata, Anna-Katharina Benz, Coleman Stewart, Mendi Segal, Alec Richards, Nick Russo, Nicholas Russo, Tyrone Gray, Crystal Beauty, Kat Ventura, Davis Barber, Sara Castle, Elizabeth Christi, Raquel Alvarez, Crystal Bih, Bob Skylar, Charles Kaufman, Henry Chapman, Adam Harrison, Raquel Althoff, Morgan McGinnis, Brandon Davis, John Anderson, Laryssah Pizarro, David Rhodus, Julia Glukhovsky, Yakov Perles, Josh Klugman, Ryan Siegfried, Gerard Polito, Ronnie Racquelle
written by Chloe Traicos, music by David Shaw, Rossano Cariello
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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It's supposed to be star-director-fallen-from-grace Zac Kawalsky's (Jeff
Coppage) comeback movie, but then he has a fall-out with his leading lady
Isabella (Yadira Pascault Orozco), who just happens to be his wife - and
especially since they're a celebrity couple (rather than a real
couple), his agent Grant (Kent Hatch) tries to patch things up. But really
out of spite Zac hires the first person who asks him to for Isabella's
role, telling Grant he can make a star out of anyone in one week ... if
Grant gets him superstar Ethan Burns (Kayd Currier) for the male lead. And
that "anyone" just happens to be wannabe actress Jodea (Chloe
Traicos), who has wanted to be an actress so hard for all of her life -
but she simply lacks the talent. So Zac does his best to train her - but
while he starts to personally like her, getting a good performance out of
her seems to be almost impossible. Consequently it's pretty much last
minute that he can get some halfway decent acting out of the girl by
having her reach far into her anger - decent enough to convince Grant, but
on set Isabella's problems just persist and it takes all of Zac's
attention to keep her in line ...
Her acting aside, Zac really falls for Jodea, basically because she
feels much more real than the women he usually dates - including Isabella,
who he has decided to divorce long before he has even met Jodea. Jodea has
fallen for Zac as well, and she seems to ground him and convinces him to
follow his heart as a director rather than the money, and he decides to
switch from action to drama movies - but then it's the premiere of their
first movie together, and Grant pretty much forces Zac to play the good
husband to Isabella while Jodea's branded a homewrecker. And with their
affair out in the open, and Grant getting involved to safeguard Zac's
image, it seems their relationship is doomed to fail despite the two of
them loving one another ...
Introducing Jodea is basically a sweet romantic comedy
that doesn't try too hard to break the genre mold - in fact, it's another
take on the genre-popular Pygmalion blueprint -, but makes a good
job of getting the Hollywood vibe right, turning this into a satire of
modern film business where gossip magazines and paparazzi photos have long
gained more importance than the actual quality of the movies turned out.
And Chloe Traicos really anchors the thing with an at times
self-deprecating performance, leading a solid ensemble cast. So provided
you can look beyond the basic storyline, you might find yourself liking
this even if romantic comedies aren't your thing.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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