Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Ehirerapp Waste of time

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Tina Holland I recommend watching this movie. It seems to have gone under the radar somewhat which is a shame as its a very enjoyable watch and full of good humour. It has a star cast and thus I cant understand why its not a well known film. The story is set in the late Victorian period and is just typically English in its comedy. The script is well written and the sets and costumes are excellent. The subject material is a little saucy at times but that's only to be expected considering the subject the film is covering. The actors performance's all work extremely well on screen and draw you in to the plot line. Its well worth a good night in front of the TV with friends.

valadas This movie is about the true (so they say) story of the invention in 1880 of an instrument to satisfy women's sexual needs that they couldn't satisfy otherwise. But in fact at those Victorian times this wasn't the declared purpose of it. It was supposed to treat clinically a psychic trouble called hysteria without mentioning any kind of pleasure that could result from such treatment. That instrument nowadays is called a vibrator. It portrays the task of an old gynecologist and his assistant, a young doctor trying to get himself a career through some scenes and sequences that make it a light comedy. Curiously and despite the fact that this theme is somewhat delicate, the movie keeps a great decency (almost puritanism) in the dialogues and scenes everything going on in a medical atmosphere except for a few minor scenes with minor characters. It doesn't show the least part of a woman's body even during the therapies. Notwithstanding that, the movie keeps a reasonable amount of humour (not particularly related to sex) that maintains the viewer rather amused almost all the time. The performers do a good job. This movie is not a masterpiece (the theme doesn't allow that) but it's amusing and somewhat related to reality though in a relatively superficial form.

cnycitylady Hysteria is a great idea for a movie. I mean, a movie about the invention of the vibrator? Thank you! I wanted to know how that came about (not sarcasm) but the execution was a bit wanting. The actors selected were great, each with capable acting abilities and each with commendable works in the past, but here together they had no chemistry, at least romantic chemistry. The whole time I felt that they were playing brother and sister.Maggie Gyllenhal's character was a wild and untamed woman with a brain (for the time) and Hugh Dancy's character was the somewhat uptight doctor who believed in modern medicine. The script wasn't all there, it felt unexplained at some points and overly used in other areas. (as in an over use of speech between characters who seem as if they cannot convey thought with eyes or facial expressions alone.) But strangely you want to know these characters, you root for what they want for the world and you believe that in what they say and in their beliefs. The movie is not exciting but it is new and smart in some ways. You really see the funny and silly sides of medicine. The movie isn't as good as it could have been, but it doesn't quite fall flat either. It's worth a watch so don't write it off.

niklas43 I barely knew or expected anything when I sat down to see this movie. I must say I was very surprised. The main role is played perfectly, and the characters optimism and curiosity is so enjoyable that you will want to see more of the movie, just for this single reason. All the characters are very authentic and believable and you really feel like you're watching a real story unfold before you. The movie itself has plenty of surprises of it own and you never fully know what is going to happen next. The best thing about the movie however, is all the funny scenes. From the main character to the laughs, the challenging of a taboo and the break between old English traditions and the new generation is as refreshing as watching a lucky-go-happy movie.