Review of Kinsey (2004) by Kat V — 09 Mar 2013

This was a fun and playful movie that had me smiling and giggling in the beginning, and then not so much towards the end - funny how that mirrors Kinsey's own tactics when interviewing his subject... "Get them to relax, so they forget that they're talking about sex.".

Opinions and writing and acting aside - this is an important story. To research and write a book about masturbation and homosexuality at a time when cunnilingus was thought to lead to sterility... I can't even imagine.

I am also now a firm believer that Liam Neeson really can do it all. If I'm being honest, watching him during the sex scenes was about as awkward as a cow on roller skates... but towards the end, I believed his carnal side, even his "perversions". (I added those quotations mainly because I think Kinsey would appreciate it.) And Laura Linney? She plays superwife very well.

All in all, really interesting movie. Really interesting and complex characters. Go see the movie... If you are a fan of any or all facets of sex (in addition to or apart from the penis-to-vagina collaboration) then you're a fan of Kinsey!!!