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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 12 Oct 2006

I must admit I found Shortbus to be an unsuccessful hybrid -- effective neither as porn (it's often strangely unerotic) nor as art or storytelling…

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By Bruce Westbrook (223) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 12 Oct 2006

Despite the buzz about its hard-core hanky-panky, writer-director John Cameron Mitchell paints a bland, bleak portrait of navel-gazing New…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 12 Oct 2006

It would have helped had the characters in Shortbus been a little more interesting than the sexual positions in which they frequently find…

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By Mario Tarradell (36) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 12 Oct 2006

It's more than a porno movie with a plot. The reality of the heart manages to always temper the allure of the flesh. Ultimately, Mr…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 12 Oct 2006

In Shortbus, the impish writer-director John Cameron Mitchell does the unthinkable: He puts the joy back in movie sex…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 11 Oct 2006

The premise -- a roundelay of New Yorkers looking for connection, or to escape it -- feels tired, and Mitchell's portrayal of sex as the ultimate…

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By Brian Juergens (209) for Freeze Dried Movies (80) on 11 Oct 2006

A fun ride with a satisfying finish. Appropriately enough…

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By Tim (44) on 10 Oct 2006

The sex did not arouse me, but the quest for the meaning of it did…

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Philadelphia Weekly (778) on 10 Oct 2006

the largest and most impressive organ on display in Shortbus is the movie's heart…

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By Tracyb. (10) on 08 Oct 2006

Great film- don't be put off by the sex, there is so much more in this story- very moving…

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By Michaell. (67) on 07 Oct 2006

I loved this movie. To me, it's a love song to a New York City that no longer exists amid the post-9/11 Disneyfication of the Big Apple…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 07 Oct 2006

Shortbus is sexually explicit, yes, but it is more about the people portrayed and how they cope with their ever-changing lives as they find…

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By Thomas (89) on 06 Oct 2006

Rich portrayal of urban lust (but not the sexual kind)…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 06 Oct 2006

If viewers can get past the fact that everything here is utterly explicit, there's a lot of funny and sweet material, although the relationship…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 05 Oct 2006

Some viewers will call the whole business pornography, though it doesn't really qualify…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 05 Oct 2006

A sweet, very funny, volcanically romantic comedy-drama about relationships in post-9/11 New York City…

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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 05 Oct 2006

The reality of the film is that it's just an obvious and tedious melodrama about lovers negotiating the minefields of emotion and sex, and…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 05 Oct 2006

Well-stocked with witty lines, funny situations and credible, intelligent character insights…

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By Eric Lurio (584) for Entertainment Insiders (294) on 05 Oct 2006

Porn is porn, even if it's somewhat artistic…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 05 Oct 2006

Developed by Mitchell and the actors, the characters don't always seem consistent from moment to moment, but a sharp sense of humor and comfortable…

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