This film won awards, which only goes to prove that you never can tell. After a start that is at least intriguing, the movie appears to settle on unremarkable terrain, the story of two young women who resolve to sleep their way to the top, but who come unstuck when they meet a man meaner than they are. Frequent explicit scenes features lashings of masturbation, lesbian sex and even incest can't really hide the orthodox nature of the story; and then, when the film does become original again, it does so in a way that is over-the-top, bizarre and unbelievable. What makes it worse is that this movie seems to take itself seriously, and though the entire cast is attractive, endless shots of gyrating bodies grow tiresome after a while. Strip them away, and what's left is both confusing and empty.
Review of Secret Things
