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More than 300,000 women suffer from "sexual dysfunction," according to a fictional magazine in director Billy Kent's most recent film, "The OH in Ohio."
The film's main character, Priscilla Chase (Parker Posey), is heralded as the most beautiful woman in Cleveland, Ohio, but she is one of the thousands suffering from an inability to have an orgasm.
However, her life seems normal on the outside. She drives a Thunderbird, has just been promoted to vice president of her advertising agency and has never had a problem satisfying her husband's emotional or physical needs. But despite reaching the pinnacle of success in the workplace, she's never been able to have such luck in the bedroom - ever.
After 10 years of marriage - and several last-ditch attempts at sexual healing - Priscilla's husband, Jack (Paul Rudd), a high school teacher who drives a dilapidated Volvo, and who clearly doesn't live up to his wife's successful lifestyle, leaves his marriage to explore sexual satisfaction with the help of one of his students, Kristen Taylor (Mischa Barton).
As Jack and Priscilla separate, Jack finds validation in the compliments of his mistress, and Priscilla finds herself with the help of a vibrator.
Now a single woman, Priscilla goes on to discover "the big O" her own way, constantly searching for a man - or woman - who can pleasure her with her first orgasm.
From her first visit to a sex shop where a hot, lesbian clerk (Heather Graham) propositions her, to her session with eccentric sex therapist Alyssa Donahue (Liza Minnelli), a woman who embraces masturbation as the most intense form of female energy, Priscilla's journey to sexuality makes fun of every stereotype of sexual conduct.
She finds new ways to use her cell phone's vibrating capabilities, blames a mid-meeting orgasm on a bad plate of spicy garlic beef and becomes addicted to her sex toys.
Aside from its ability to make you laugh, what makes "The OH in Ohio" a satisfying sex comedy is its ability to maintain class while addressing such a taboo subject.
As Variety magazine reported on March 28, the film "blurs the line between risqué and raunchy, often to a hilarious effect."
Not only does "The OH in Ohio" tackle the subject of self-discovery in a manner deserving of laughter, it also promotes the concept of finding love in unexpected places; namely while on the backyard waterslide of the local swimming pool salesman (Danny DeVito).
With light-hearted sincerity and a topic most of us can relate to, "The OH in Ohio" is the smartest sex comedy in years; hailed as "a feel-good movie about feeling good," by The New York Times on July 14.
"The OH in Ohio" is a movie that hits the spot.
-'The OH in Ohio' is out on limited release and is currently playing at Landmark Hillcrest Cinemas.
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