I have to admit, I was a bit wary when Nancy Boyd’s Lady Parts was about to begin. I mean, I’m a man of 52, and the way the movie starts off with its lead female character nursing excruciating pain in her vagina does not sound too funny to me. And since this is a comedic film, plenty of jokes are thrown at her. There was a lot of vulva, tampons, labia, and even vibrator humor going around that I was tickled by alongside the women I was seated with during the Sidewalk Film Festival. The gynecological jokes, including the one about vulvar vestibulectomy – which I definitely cringed at were hilarious nonetheless.
The good thing is that the film does tone down slightly, still it never backs off or plays safe in the comedy overflow of jokes about dilation and mensuration would, but, what starts out as a stupid slapstick comedy then transforms itself into a sweet story of meshing of a family together. Our main character, Paige, is played by Valentina Tammaro rather successfully for she possesses a bright open face that is in itself laughable. She has this rather embarrassing issue… She has more than a few down there. It is like, torture, every minute of the day. There is only one way of treating this many women say it is the way to eliminate the condition – surgery. In this case, the surgery is what is called an Amari and Kia Aka vulgar vesitbulectomy, which her insurance provider will refuse to pay. Even worse, this will make her bedridden and force her for an entire year of recovery. The situation is gloomy still, she has recently got a chance to work as a writer’s assistant, the type of job she had been trying to get for several years. During this period, however, she was offered such an important job but to take this up she would be required to shift her entire life and family to Philadelphia, from Los Angeles, at her parent’s house and after surgery and from there again return to her parent’s place where after surgery she would live with over-enthusiastic but Andrew and Linda, played by Peter Larney and Amy Lyndon after theater’s time for recovery.
The good thing is that despite the fact that the film does manage to be quite enjoyable, it is by no means nonsensical. Because of its structure, I have gone into the film expecting a fair amount of television-esque comedy with lazy cliches concerning shortsighted physicians and uncomfortable self-mocking humor. The shame is, of course, here, but it is done in such a way that one can give credit to the screenwriter Bonnie Gross for having a sense of humor; she knows what limits not to cross and when to cross them.
She has the ability to integrate life into her characters especially since she believes a mother character ought to be kind even when overly sympathetic. While finding humor in jokes regarding pelvic examinations might be a stretch, there’s still a feeling that is required yet it has to be skillfully dealt with so it doesn’t come off too romantic. The film itself although having a considerate flow has many chuckling parts involving deep-seated emotions in its plot. Throughout, the case of Paige goes through changes but many times, the humor seems forced initially moving towards a dramedy trying to discuss family issues, relationships or accepting yourself. The plot progression lessens our indecisiveness. The climax while certainly being humorous is also quite emotional. I won’t go into detail for the final scene, what I will say is that the depth of feeling involved is astonishing.
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