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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 20, 2007
Pros: Mitchell's Direction, Story, Look, Cinematography, Music, & Cast.
Cons: None.
Summary: After the cult-success of his 2001 debut film Hedwig & the Angry Inch based on his 1998 off-Broadway play, John Cameron Mitchell was a hero among the independent film community. Taking time off to host IFC's Escape from Hollywood film ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2012
Pros: A well-thought out story about the awkward sex lives of misfit twentysomethings.
Cons: "Not pornography," in the most pompous, artsy use of the phrase.
Summary: "The difference between erotica and pornography is lighting." -- Gloria Leonard, adult actress and feminist.When I first heard of Shortbus, everyone had some kind of vaguely warning tone in their voice about it. It wasn't the vague ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2009
Pros: Genuine performances, John Cameron Mitchell, subject matter, emotionally relevant
Cons: The real depictions of sex may turn a few heads in a negative way.
Summary: Shortbus is a film that was recommended to me by one of my close friends, but it took me a while to get around to seeing it due to my complete hesitation due to the uncomfortable subject matter and graphic sexuality. This is a film about ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 19, 2007
Pros: See review...
Cons: See review...
Summary: It’s a sad testimony to American cinema that the vast majority of (Hollywood produced) movies come and go without much in the memory to mark their passing. In their effort to appeal to a mass world-wide audience the denizens of the America’s ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 26, 2007
Pros: Stories, characters, acting, pacing, and every other good adjective appropriate for films
Cons: Fewer people will see it because of the overt sex/sexuality
Summary: If I’m not the first to write a review, I glance at the ones already posted (I don’t read them until I have finished writing mine). I glanced at the three already penned for Shortbus and I am in total agreement with the general assessment ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 28, 2007
Pros: Disection of real human issues
Cons: None
Summary: Just where to start with a movie like Shortbus, in the words of Maria “To start at the very beginning, is a very good place to start” but with Shortbus it’s difficult to tell where to begin. Probably the best place to start is with a warning, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2006
Pros: Fun, funny, intelligent, stylish, deftly handled.
Cons: Loses focus in a couple of places.
Summary: NB: I may give away some plot details, but it doesn't really matter. I didn’t really have a clear idea of what to expect when I decided to see Shortbus. Sometimes that’s the best way to walk into things. I knew that John ... read more
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