Let's talk about sex...

On a tired Friday night, the wife and I sat down to a showing of Kinsey.

For the most part, a very good movie. Liam Neeson stars as Alfred Kinsey, biologist from Indiana University. Kinsey begins as a zoologist studying gall wasps but shifts his focus to human sexual research. Kinsey gathers a team of researchers to collect sexual histories from around the nation, allowing Kinsey to create the - for then, at least - definitive study on sexual histories of the American male and the American female. In the process, however, Kinsey's team is nearly ripped apart and thrown into disaray by the changing public reactions to his research.

The movie is very well done - excellent acting by all the players. The story is compelling, boiling down to man against himself as Kinsey deals with his childhood issues with his father and his reactions to the old man. I found the ending saccharine and siappointing, however, as the struggle and strife to which were had been lead simply disapated into satisfaction on Kinsey's part.

All in all, the movie left me feeling unfulfilled as it simply left more questions than it answered. This could easily have been taken care of through the simple attachment of a DVD-extra documentary telling about Kinsey's real life.

I guess my recommendation comes down to a cautious recommendation. Good performances, good story, too many questions left unanswered.