An erotic comedy that "leave most ordinary festivalers fanning themselves with their screening schedules" (Sydney Herald). The opening montage is like...
An erotic comedy that "leave most ordinary festivalers fanning themselves with their screening schedules" (Sydney Herald). The opening montage is like a test, allowing those not inclined to storm out. For example, it shows one young chap successfully achieving an amazing act of oral-self-gratification, complete with a money shot, a deposit - shall we say - in his own bank.
Sexuality is an expression of character in this comedy about a number of charmingly perverse characters who seek solutions to their sexual frustrations (such as the lead character's (Sook-Yin Lee) inability to achieve an orgasm). They seek these answers at a Manhattan sex club called 'Shortbus'.
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69 %126 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %55,597 reviewsAudience score rating
"Unquestionably the most sexually graphic American narrative feature ever made outside the realm of the porn industry, John Cameron Mitchell's ambitious attempt to merge his characters' active sexual lives with more conventional emotional content is playfully and provocatively entertaining for roughly the first half, but loses staying power thereafter when investment in the uncompelling characters' problems is requested..."
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Variety
Variety"An ode to the joy and sweet release of sex, the film manages to be a sincere, modest political venture that finds humor where you might least expect it, notably in a ménage ? trois featuring a cheeky rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner"..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Unlike the spate of real-sex films that came out of France a few years ago, Shortbus is light, frothy and whimsical..."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"If there is such a thing as hard-core with a soft heart, this is it..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"The boldest provocation of Mitchell’s sweet, tender and gently funny film may be its exuberant celebration of community and togetherness at a cultural moment rife with fatalism and disconnect..."
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LA Weekly
LA Weekly"A gleefully subversive but over-simplistic rude little indie that’s starting to gain cult status..."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"A fearless ensemble of actors bare their souls and everything else in countless graphic scenes; sadly, the heart is the only organ that goes without stimulation..."
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BBC
BBCShortbus | Details
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
