Shortbus

"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..."

"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"..."

"Unlike the spate of real-sex films that came out of France a few years ago, Shortbus is light, frothy and whimsical..."

"If there is such a thing as hard-core with a soft heart, this is it..."

"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..."

"A gleefully subversive but over-simplistic rude little indie that’s starting to gain cult status..."

"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..."