Four Lovers (2010)

Nice effects though.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

An french movie to explore the new dynamics of swinging in the modern times, where kids limits physical and mental freedoms. Even though the movie try to depict a smooth experience of this adventure, it still contains many elements from the reality, like men being jealous about their "wives" and women being jealous about loosing their husband and staying alone. The director is successful to show a rather plain picture how would it look like.

I totally liked this film. The plot is superb and totally realistic.The plot reveals something most married man and woman dreams of. An open relationship which let each partners to have extramarital relationships without any strings. But is it actually possible? This awesome movie discuss about how such an relationship could effect their and their loved once lives. It is as complicated as any human relationship could be or even more. It could seem something beautiful at first; but it always makes a life immensely complicated. Actually almost unbearable. The film is a total beauty from the start to the end. Totally watchable. Every character is well built and the cast do a wonderful job by actually living in them. I can't imaging any better end for this movie other than it has. I am truly satisfied. My time didn't go waste.

Remember Paul Mazursky's 1969 film "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice"? That was a tame attempt to bring up the subject of partner swapping, or a foursome play in bed. This French film "Simple Few" does not leave anything to the imagination. It is an 'in your face' account of two couples who decide to switch positions with a willing the opposite member of the quartet. When it comes to telling like it is, leave it to the French to deal with the matter without shame, or guilt.Rachel, the jewelry designer, gets aroused when Vincent, a web designer goes to visit her in preparation to take the product on line. That encounter leads to a friendly dinner at Franck and Rachel's apartment, where Franck offers to massage Teri's back; she is a former Olympic gymnast suffering from pains. It is clear to everyone they are mature enough to handle whatever happens, so the arrangement is uncomplicated enough until Teri discovers Rachel's diary in which she discovers how the arrangement came into place.Antony Cordier, the director of "Simple Few", or "Four Lovers" as it was released in some countries, would be accepted in spite of its explicit sexual context. The screenplay was written by the director and Julie Peyr and it tackles its subject without any taboos. The sex in the film, although fake, is made to appear like the real thing. It is basically of the straight variety with the exception of a session where the two women go at each other with relish. No such thing occurs between the men. Roschdy Zem is a bit more careful in showing what he has, but Nicolas Duvauchelle lets it all hang out. Marina Fois and Elodie Bouchez act without inhibition.There is a ridiculous scene in which the two couples have two sacks of flour fall all over them and then proceed to have sex on the floor. After the session, the foursome go into a nearby watering place to get cleaned. One can only guess what thrill they derived from being coated in flour.

This is a good movie with a bold theme. The sexual entanglement of two married couples who practice swinging among themselves in a modern French middle-class setting, the initial euphoria succeeded by antagonism, irritation and the ending of this pact. Along with the bold erotic scenes, the parable of the "Prodigal Son" is narrated by a family patriarch during a meal, while there is a brief dialogue in English, in this French speaking movie. Actors and actresses support ably their roles, while the focus is more on the women than the men. In the end a memory remains more sweet than bitter for those involved. I dare say the same applies to viewers.