Based on the name of the sex club where a third of the film happens, Shortbus is essentially soft-core pornography disguised as a highbrow art house piece. The story centers on a brilliantly acted Sophia (played by Canadian, Sook-Yin Lee) who is a sex therapist who's never experienced an organism. After a run in with a gay couple seeking counseling, Sophia ends up at Shortbus and the sexual adventures begin as she quests to find her G spot. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell (he of Hedwig and the Angry Inch fame) and winner of numerous awards at several (unheralded) film festivals (Zurich excepted), Shortbus puts to film some of the most explicit sexual scenes ever captured to film and released 'mainstream'. The opening sequence itself, with its three vignettes, are worth the price of admission alone and provide the best comment on what this film is all about: summed up in its own tagline "voyeurism is participation". This is NOT a film for children and has enough hot scenes no matter what your sexual orientation to be worth a rental.
My rating 8 out of 10.
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