Product: Sextette (1978)
Rating: 5.0
Ultimate vehicle for the creator of twentieth century sex.
The ultimate vehicle for the woman who defined Sex for four generations. Part of the fun of this cheesy romp is watching Mae's scarcely concealed joy in rolling out her legendary lines (and of course that legendary body). The gleam in her eye as those droll words trip off those mischievous lips is too much. Surprisingly well presented and directed, fans of Richard (all right, Ringo) Starr, Tony Curtis, George Raft, George Hamilton will be delighted by their patsy performances up against inimitable Mae. The takeoff on the Godfather is a scream, as is Mae's delivery of "Happy Birthday (Twenty One)", and "Babyface" to the Jimmy Carter lookalike (Ed Beheler). Mae West always fancied her singing voice, and when the film gives her a chance, she delivers. This film was the cap to her eighty years of performing; and for anyone who simply wants to revel in nostalgia or who delights in the camp of that female who found sex early and played it for all it's worth, do see this film. Max stars.