8 ½ Women (1999)

A whimsical father-son duo start a private harem, exploring complex relationships. Fans of Fellini and dark comedy will enjoy.

Genres: Drama, Comedy

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8 ½ Women(1999)

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Movie1h 58mEnglishDrama, Comedy
5.4
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After a family loss, a wealthy father and his adult son retreat into fantasy and excess, turning their grand Geneva home into a private world built around hired companionship. As more women arrive, their attempt to fill the emotional void becomes increasingly unsettling, mixing dark humor with confrontational ideas about power, desire, and grief.

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Pros: bold, provocative premise; dark, offbeat humor; striking, memorable imagery | Cons: thin, meandering story; uncomfortable sexual themes; dialogue can feel tedious

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You may like this if you’re up for an eccentric, confrontational dark comedy about grief and sexual fantasy with lots of nudity and discomfort; Not for you if you want likable leads, a clear plot, or gentle humor like The Guru.

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Greenaway does a sex comedy. It''s not Carry On Greenaway or Greenaway Pie. It''s something different. It''s morbid, uncomfortable, somewhat witty, crude and very childish. The humour can be good and often originate from the characters dialogue and not always the sexual situations and the word ''cock'', so that was a bonus. It''s definetly soaked in Greenaway''s usual thought processes of life, death, religion and sex. Is it al just a big posh cock joke? Maybe. But it''s a decent cock joke. It paced well enough to be interesting until about half way when it''s starts to get tiresome and falls flat. It all becomes a daze and I wonder how these women got here and who exactly these people are. What kind of setting is this? All these women are here for the same reasons. That''s the problem, it''s not varied enough and can''t sustain itself. It''s not bad movie as much as something stretched out way too far.

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