Review of Rio Sex Comedy (2010) by Segun B — 27 Aug 2012

OK so been through a lot in the past 12-14months so you probably shouldn't hold me to this review, yet at the same time if in my current state a movie can keep my attention and not bore me, then it has to be good! So here it is....This is one of the best movies I've seen in AGES!!! Hilariously funny, though at times disturbing, but hey it's in part a commentary on beautiful people trying to stay beautiful, and the uptight, supposedly cultured and rigid (and you know what I think of those) discovering their playful, who cares for form and structure side. So many scenes jump to mind don't know where to begin.

It felt like a spoof of all those movies like Lambada of the 1990s even going as far back as the 1970s that paint the stereotypical images of Rio and Brazil in general as this sexy place with people who need NGOs to save them from the white man cutting down their rain forests or rescuing the street kids and so on. I'm sure it is true but Rio Sex Comedy really puts a great comedic twist on those images!! It is such a funny movie, I luv'd it and have to say I can't believe I'd not seen Rio Sex Comedy until the weekend before last!!

What really struck me was the constant and seamless transitions between English, French and Brazilian-Portuguese, even if I only understood the English and French dialogues.