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Review

Sex is on the menu as Martin Gero’s feature film debut turns its colorful lens on five frisky couples. Despite looking like the perfect couple, Abby and Andrew are trying to escape the rut they’re in by sharing their sexual fantasies. Longtime best pals Matt and Kristen make a pact to have sex to purge their respective exes. What are friends for, after all? Innocent Jamie goes on her first date with a charming British gentleman, who, unbeknownst to her, has a reputation as a “player.” Exes Mia and Derek meet up for dinner with “dessert” afterwards but end up wondering if something hasn’t been rekindled between them. And Gord and his “impossibly hot” girlfriend, Inez, decide to invite his fussy roommate to have a threesome. As each of the young folks sheds their clothes and inhibitions, they find that what may seem like good old-fashioned romps in the hay actually uncover some comical and surprising truths about themselves. Gero’s script (co-written by Aaron Abrams, who also plays Matt) deftly juggles the tonal shifts from risqué comedy to sexual outrageousness to touching sensitivity. And the playful, energetic cast is sharp and deliciously attractive, grounding the film with just enough spicy warmth to make it seem more than just young people...well, you get the picture.

 -- Lewis Tice