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October 08, 2006

SHORTBUS — CANNES 2006

COLE SMITHEY

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ColeSmithey.comDirector John Cameron Mitchell ("Hedwig and The Angry Inch") flaunts cinematic tradition with a raucous sex comedy filled with truly shocking sex acts that underscore his vision of New York City as a playground of all out debauchery.

Various straight and gay couples publicly vent their private sexual functions and dysfunctions at a copulation salon modeled after an actual gathering place in DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass).

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While the orgiastic sex doesn’t compensate for Mitchell’s characters’ lack of gravitas beyond the beds or floors upon which they unleash all sort of bodily fluids, the movie is a thoroughly irreverent and rebellious in-your-face experiment.

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Its cool soundtrack, and a stand-out performance from cross-dressing singer Justin Bond as a kinky Cabaret-inspired master of ceremonies, puts the creme in the croissant.

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If you didn't get it already, this bastard-child of porn and independent cinema is not for the prudish.

Not Rated. 102 mins. 

2 Stars

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