Whatever We Do (2003)

Summary

Four friends in L.A. get drunk.

Director

Kevin Connolly

Downey Factor

Medium to high, but it's only 20 minutes long.

Character

Bobby, a self-absorbed asshole.

Looks

Not bad, better as the film goes on.

Performance

He's an unlikable creep, very '90s. If not for the series of 'lovably flawed' roles he's done since, he could've made a career out of performances like this.

Love & Sex

He's dating Zooey Deschanel, kisses Amanda Peet.

Dies, Gay or Villain

No, no, sort of.

Cast

Tim Roth, Amanda Peet, Zooey Deschanel

Connection

Tim Roth in The Incredible Hulk

Time & Place

Present day (2004), Los Angeles.

Gossip

The house in this film belongs to Tobey Maguire. There was talk of turning Whatever We Do into a feature film, but that never materialized.

Availability

This film showed at Sundance and a few other small festivals. Never released for sale. Can be viewed online only.

Does It Hold Up

Not really. This was made for two reasons: because a bunch of celebrities were involved, and because a studio wanted to try putting a short film on the internet back when the idea of putting movies on the internet was new and novel (it's actually surprising that the version the studio posted on YouTube way back when is still there, but it is).

2 Reasons to See It

1. It's free (and legal!).
2. A little matter of a scene involving a kiss in the kitchen.

Overall

Plays like a flat vignette that wasn't good enough for Short Cuts. But it's hard to ignore how free and widely available this short film is.

If You Like It

You might also like Short Cuts (1993), One Night Stand (1996), following celebrities on Twitter

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