Absolutely the worst movie.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The Monkey's Mask is not a great film. The plot is not originally made and the thriller last only half an hour. Anyway it is interesting for some reasons. The lesbian love between Jill and Diana is very well interpreted by both Susie Porter and Kelly McGillis (a bit over-aged for nude scenes). Even though the only remarkable detail which worth the vision of the movie is the superb erected penis showed by Marton Csokas at the end (almost) of the film. Csokas is pretty handsome: his realistic interpretation offers a spectacular "out of program" to the - till now - exhausted and annoyed watcher. This is why director Samantha Lang must be considered an innovative sex-showed-maker. Italian director Tinto Brass has been fighting for years to demolish any censorship and censure in movies for total realistic interpretations. It is important not to fall in vulgar images. Samantha Lang's style is very elegant. She has directed sex scenes with authentic good taste. Marton Csokas, here, is the husband of Poetry professor Diana/McGillis. He is a very pleased partner to his wife and try to seduce Jill also. Marton Cksokas seems to be accustomed to play strong roles (Rain and Asylum for example). To see Csokas' sex excited is an occasion not to lose. It would be grateful to see a sequel, possibly more involving than this, but starring Csokas and Porter again.

...forget it. You will see lesbian "situations" but NO actual sex. Sorry. Lord knows I was! Kelly McGillis is one very sexy 'older' woman, but in bed, her talents were UNUSED. The story is good, the movie is worth renting for it. But if you are looking for honest-to-God woman-on-woman sex, you will not find it here.

This had to be Kelly McGillis' best work. I've never heard of Susie Porter before this, but after reading some reviews and seeing some of her previous work, she is an actress well on her way. The story itself can be a little confusing at times but it all works well. I think this movie is a must see, however, not for everyone. For those of you out there who like to see an actual story with a plot, some wonderfully acted intimate scenes, this is a great movie. The acting was serious considering that Kelly McGillis is not gay, nor has she done anything like this in the past. However, both actresses were wonderful in bringing the characters to life and showing the audience their true colors. I will definitely be buying it when it comes to video.

Hmm, not bad: this film has a lot going for it, the principal asset being Susie Porter, who is assured but vulnerable, believable and very sexy in the lead. There is a pretty good chemistry between Kelly McGillis, who is always worth watching, regardless of whether or not she's playing steamy sex scenes with another woman, and she also conveys a dangerous ambivalence, for a good reason.Some of the dialogue is pretty good, and the poetry scene is always welcome as a setting for a film (only other one I can think of is Love Jones, which is in a diametrically opposite milieu). Unfortunately, some of the dialogue is pretty awful, mostly involving Kelly McGillis character's husband, who was completely unconvincing to me throughout. The ending was a surprise to me, but I decided it wasn't due to my being slow, more that the film simply hadn't led up to it. Still, to be fair, there may have been some clues earlier, which are touched on at the end.Worth it for Susie Porter, for the whodunnit which is quite well sustained, and (let's be honest) if love scenes between two very attractive women tickle your fancy...