The title most likely conjures up the image of teenage pornography. This gem from Canadian director Martin Gero is anything but that. For one thing, "young people" in this movie average in their mid- to late-twenties, to whom sex is a mature, ordinary activity just like eating and breathing. There are obviously sex scenes but nothing spectacular. Much more important are the dialogues that take place before, during and after sex. Structurally, it's not unlike watching a stage play with a prologue and 6 acts, each with 5 scenes in it.
The 6 acts are entitled Prelude, Foreplay, Sex, Interlude, Orgasm and Afterglow. The five scenes trace the emotional relationship development of 5 couple (actually one is a threesome, of sorts) through these 6 phases.
"Friends" depicts how two good friends of 20 years explore sex for the first time, mainly for emotional release after each has separately experienced frustrating relationships, not unlike "When Harry met Sally" (1989). "First date" is not as innocent as it sounds, as it is a sexual-psychological sparring between an experienced old hand and a considerably younger woman who is, however, every bit his match. "Couple" tells the familiar story of a couple in their mid-twenties who are gradually losing their excitement in sex after living together for some time. While the problem is quite ordinary, the solution isn't. "Exes" examines the bitter-sweet feelings of a pair of exes during a post-mortem date that ends up having them in bed. "Roommates", the most outlandishly funny of the stories, tells how a somewhat eccentric guy, feeling sorry for his roommate's lacking in sexual excitement in life, offers the latter a session with his "hot" girlfriend while he himself sits on a sofa and watch, while sucking an ice cream, among other things!
While the tone is consistently light, the mood varies from mild poignancy to hilarity. Examination of human relationships is at times thought-provoking, but never pretentious. Performances of the ensemble of young actors are all commendable. Director Gero has brought a breath of freshness in a rather cliché subject. All told, a gem.
The 6 acts are entitled Prelude, Foreplay, Sex, Interlude, Orgasm and Afterglow. The five scenes trace the emotional relationship development of 5 couple (actually one is a threesome, of sorts) through these 6 phases.
"Friends" depicts how two good friends of 20 years explore sex for the first time, mainly for emotional release after each has separately experienced frustrating relationships, not unlike "When Harry met Sally" (1989). "First date" is not as innocent as it sounds, as it is a sexual-psychological sparring between an experienced old hand and a considerably younger woman who is, however, every bit his match. "Couple" tells the familiar story of a couple in their mid-twenties who are gradually losing their excitement in sex after living together for some time. While the problem is quite ordinary, the solution isn't. "Exes" examines the bitter-sweet feelings of a pair of exes during a post-mortem date that ends up having them in bed. "Roommates", the most outlandishly funny of the stories, tells how a somewhat eccentric guy, feeling sorry for his roommate's lacking in sexual excitement in life, offers the latter a session with his "hot" girlfriend while he himself sits on a sofa and watch, while sucking an ice cream, among other things!
While the tone is consistently light, the mood varies from mild poignancy to hilarity. Examination of human relationships is at times thought-provoking, but never pretentious. Performances of the ensemble of young actors are all commendable. Director Gero has brought a breath of freshness in a rather cliché subject. All told, a gem.