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Feeling Sexy (1999)
I love this movie!
This fresh and deliciously funny comedy from award-winning painter, Davida Allen, shows once and for all that small is beautiful. The strength of this little charmer is that it doesn't rely on any of the film conventions that we have come to expect from much of the Hollywood fare that hits our shores. Its only 50 minutes long, but, as many of the Oz critics are commenting, it packs more into its short running time than many a film twice its length. Set in Brisbane, Australia, in the 1970's the story concerns Vicki (played by Susie Porter), a vivacious freckle-faced red-head who falls in love with Greg (Tamblyn Lord), a medical student. They get married, have two kids and Vicki soon finds that married life isn't exactly what she expected. After having an affair with Hugo she quickly works out that adultery isn't going to solve anything. The rest of the movie spends its time dealing with how Vicki can have her cake and eat it too. Without giving too much away, the answer is found in Vicki's fertile imagination. Funny, erotic and beautifully performed by Susie Porter, this film deserves all the accolades it can get. Highly recommended.