This film is about how to experience the little death.. It is thus a film about sex, situated in an Australian suburb. It is about five couples that try to spice up their sex lives trying out different shades of kinkiness. These isms and philias are:
sexual masochism: sexual gratification from humiliation, pain and suffering (Paul & Maeve)
roleplay fetishism: sexual arousal by pretending to be someone else (Dan & Evie)
dacryphilia: sexual pleasure in seeing someone cry (Richard & Rowena)
somnophilia: sexual arousal from watching a person sleep (Phil & Maureen)
telephone scatalogia: sexual arousal from making obscene phone calls to strangers (Monica & Sam)
Then there is Steve, the friendly sex offender. The court has him obliged to inform the neighbors about that conviction. We never know what Steve did, but he seems to be lonely. Is this funny? I don't think so.
In my opinion a comedy about sex needs to be light-hearted, but this one isn't, except for the "scatalogia" segment where a sign language translator has to translate a naughty call to a sex line for a mute boy. There is occasional chemistry between the other couples, but in general they are too full of themselves.
5/10
sexual masochism: sexual gratification from humiliation, pain and suffering (Paul & Maeve)
roleplay fetishism: sexual arousal by pretending to be someone else (Dan & Evie)
dacryphilia: sexual pleasure in seeing someone cry (Richard & Rowena)
somnophilia: sexual arousal from watching a person sleep (Phil & Maureen)
telephone scatalogia: sexual arousal from making obscene phone calls to strangers (Monica & Sam)
Then there is Steve, the friendly sex offender. The court has him obliged to inform the neighbors about that conviction. We never know what Steve did, but he seems to be lonely. Is this funny? I don't think so.
In my opinion a comedy about sex needs to be light-hearted, but this one isn't, except for the "scatalogia" segment where a sign language translator has to translate a naughty call to a sex line for a mute boy. There is occasional chemistry between the other couples, but in general they are too full of themselves.
5/10
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