Breast Men

Good movie, bad title
Breast Men is a very good movie with a really bad title. Every time I see this entertaining, occasionally thought provoking film, I wonder how many other viewers, perhaps expecting to see a rowdy comedy full of sexual med school hi-jinks and nubile young actresses doffing their tops while a bad saxophone solo plays in the background, have angrily hit the stop button on their VCR and ripped the tape out. Oh, don't get me wrong. The film is, at times, very funny but its a rather dark humor that often time leaves the viewer (especially those -- and I must admit my own lack of innocence here -- who have sat through many a bad spring break comedy just to catch a few surgically enhanced boobs) chuckling to cover their own discomfort. And yes, the film does feature several bared, silicon-enhanced breasts. However, this is also the only film I can think of that actually graphically shows the possible negative results of implants and after seeing that, its hard to sit back and view fake...

Darker than you'd expect - with a surprise ending
Purportedly based on the true life doctors who brought us silicon surgical implants for breasts in the early 60's, I cannot vouch for how closely this movie sticks to the actual people or events. It is, however, an interesting dark study of a very controversial social and medical development, the men who brought it about, and the impact it had on their lives and the women who had their shapes modified.

This is not a sexual romp, nor a light-hearted comedy. It is, rather, a formulaic drama containing the following elements:

* The overly-conservative doctor who sees his peers enjoying medical successes and eventually siezes upon the original work of his protege to allow him to realize that success.

* The stumbling, bumbling, about-to-fail student who comes up with an original idea that is eventually embraced and promoted, and who eventually resents his mentor for "stealing" his idea.

* The uncaring scientific company that promotes its own solution rather that the...

Excellent and very, VERY interesting
This movie was a surprise. The acting was superb, and the characters were very, very believable. An excellent black comedy/drama based on the true story of the development, marketing, and psychological issues that went along with the invention of the silicon breast implant. A very believable rendition which will keep viewers' attention for many reasons right through to the surprising end. It's a keeper!

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