short on points
Added 10/17/2009
Sofia (Sook-Yin Lee) is a relationship's expert. Her husband Rob (Raphael Barker) open this film with a very graphic sexual encounter. Whilst Sofia finds the sex satisfying, ironically, given her profession, she is yet to have an orgasm. This quest becomes one of the themes of the film.
She meets clients James (Paul Dawson - who looks a lot like Mark Whalberg) and Jamie (PJ DeBoy), a gay couple having their own relationship problems. They recommend to her to attend a club called "Shortbus" which is an anything goes sex club.
Sofia protests to all that she is in a very happy relationship with her husband, whom she loves. Her relationship with him seems to be happy. She stumbles upon a group of lesbians including Severin (aka Jennifer) (Lindsay Beamish) who we see earlier in the film as a dominatrix. Severin can't form a relationship with anyone. Sofia breaches professional guidelines by both acting as counsellor for Severin, and having sex with her.
That's the problem with this film. Whilst it is trying to promote a 'guilt-free' sex enviornment ultimately several of the lead characters continue to have relationship problems. All they end up doing is realigning their sex partners. This then becomes the social engineering message of the film. That: relationships don't matter, sex does. I found this annoying given that the film argues against itself in that several of the characters still desire to have relationships. Sure James and Jamie become a foursome (with the addition of Caleb, their stalker (Peter Stickles) and Ceth (Jay Brannan)), but the others do not progress to their own desired outcome. A celebratory sing-along at Shortbus at the end of the film does nothing to hide this point.
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Didn't Know What to Expect!
Added 9/23/2009
I heard about this movie from the Independence Film Channel where there was a discussion of the more progressive movies out there, and how hard it was for movie makers especially in the U.S. to get their movies out there for the viewers. When this movie was featured, it looked interesting so my husband and I decided to order it and give it a try. The plot was really good, and so was the acting. It was a really well thought out and an enjoyable movie.
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ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!
Added 9/23/2009
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! I kept waiting for the story to develop. I kept waiting for a non-homosexual scene to take place. Total waste of money! Total waste of film. Total waste of time.
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A very touching and funny movie.
Added 9/22/2009
Where to begin. This movie is at times very touching, even tear inducing and at other times very funny. In the past three weeks I've watched this movie at least 5 times. I just can't get enough.
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Beautiful Story
Added 9/8/2009
The music, the people, the story, as well as the extras make this a must see film.
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