My Year Without Sex -- Film Review

May 28, 2009 Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder in this sprightly tale of an Aussie family grappling with the slings and arrows of everyday fortune. Australian writer-director Sarah Watt is not averse to throwing the odd narrative curve ball, and the nimble tonal shifts of "My Year Without Sex" are sure to keep audiences on their toes. Starting with the attention-grabbing title -- not a frat boy's lament but the unlucky consequence of a middle-class mom's medical condition -- the buoyant dramedy takes many an unpredictable swerve, and proves Watt's breakout 2005 hit "Look Both Ways" was no fluke.

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