Sex is Comedy

Only the French could make a film that was 80 percent foreplay. Sex Is Comedy is not really a story so much as a tranche de la vie wherein a director has to coax two young actors into a sex scene. The film builds from the fully clothed kissing sequences to the increasingly naked finale, with lots of teasing and breaks for existential despair in between. Extremely well-acted, and with a script that is intermittently hilarious, Sex Is Comedy nonetheless drags a bit on its way to the climax. Still, with the wildly naturalistic performances and some compelling cinematography by Laurent Machuel, this latest outing from director Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl, Romance) really delivers in the end … pun intended!