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It follows the misadventures of 17-year-old Justine (Laura
Fraser) who is, for some reason, desperate to have a relationship
with the school spunk Alex.
He's a ladykiller (God knows why) and despite the fact he's
a prat, stupid and a complete dork, he somehow attracts the
lovely Justine.
Going to a high-tech expo with a nerdy male friend, who is
just so nice most older women would grab him within a second,
a terrible accident happens that sees a dream man Justine
has just created on a computer emerge from cyber space into
real life.
Problem is that she is now trapped in his body and has turned
into the new school hunk.
The twists and turns that follow are often predictable but
the way they are handled give it a different slant.
There's no particular reason why this movie stood out from
the pack, maybe it was the more stylish British way it was
done, the lack of gum-chewing girls saying "like totally"
and the heroine being dark haired and dark eyed rather than
a silicone pumped up blonde Barbie.
In retrospect, the appeal of Virtual Sexuality probably
was the ordinary lifestyles of the main characters - no sports
cars, obscene wealth, or bitchy gangs - and the fact that
most of them were likeable, pleasant types. It wouldn't surprise
me to see that director Nick Hurran had watched a few Bill
Forsyth movies and applied the gentle approach to this effort.
Virtual Sexuality is an amusing yarn that won't test
your concentration, but it won't insult your intelligence
either.
Conclusion: Movie 80%, Extras 50%
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